Ecatepec de Morelos vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$734	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1539	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$357	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$622	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	86	72
😀 Quality of life	51	58
🏙️ Population	1.93M	4.43M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 32% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6744th and 5069th ($734 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 3rd in Mexico and South Africa, respectively. Check Mexico vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6149th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Johannesburg

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$295	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1297	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1656	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.47	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.95	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.4	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5375	$5865

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$757
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1190
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$772
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$704
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$844
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$734
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$843
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$811
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$789
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$797
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$941
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$763
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$660
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$601
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$504
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$694
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$723
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$748
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$759
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$791
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$674

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045