Ecatepec de Morelos vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$346	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$330
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	94
😀 Quality of life	51	59
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.32M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 6% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6869th and 7119th ($704 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 53rd in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 6189th and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$6.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$8512

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$747
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1160
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$761
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$800
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$632
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$696
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$752
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$858
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$825
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$788
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$821
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$983
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$770
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$635
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$638
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$485
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$700
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$724
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$574
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$717
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$759
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$667

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621