Ecatepec de Morelos vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$1770
🏠 One person rent	$406	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$1012
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	88	84
😀 Quality of life	59	71
🏙️ Population	1.93M	9.37M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 24% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6630th and 7494th ($832 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 101st in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 6030th and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Hefei

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$8681

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693