Ecatepec de Morelos vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$406	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$594
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	88	46
😀 Quality of life	59	59
🏙️ Population	1.93M	2.65M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 13% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6630th and 5910th ($832 vs $953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 1st in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Check Mexico vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 6030th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$795
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	10.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$1626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$6061

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$914
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1475
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$932
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$977
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$763
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$994
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$897
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$1034
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$971
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$973
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$980
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1255
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$960
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$916
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$817
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$924
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$852
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$952
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$673
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$935
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$974
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$920

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$842
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$704
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$707
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$829
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$653
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$780
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$514
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$762
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$577
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$516
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$559
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$660
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$864
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$705
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$593
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$557
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$651
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$617
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$672
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$694
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$675
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$583
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$626
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$631
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$524
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$811
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$850
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$856
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$788
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$745
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$606
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$527