Ecatepec de Morelos vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$406	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	70
😀 Quality of life	59	89
🏙️ Population	1.93M	888K

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 65% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6630th and 1079th ($832 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 928th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 6030th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$24177

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908