Ecatepec de Morelos vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$346	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$991
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	87	93
😀 Quality of life	51	66
🏙️ Population	1.93M	9.37M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 13% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6869th and 7405th ($704 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 160th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6189th and 3963rd 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	$4.88	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$8278

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665