Ecatepec de Morelos vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$346	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	95
😀 Quality of life	51	76
🏙️ Population	1.93M	15.7M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 44% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6869th and 4347th ($704 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 1st in Mexico and Turkey, respectively. Check Mexico vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 6189th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Istanbul

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$17728

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899