Ecatepec de Morelos vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$346	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	72
😀 Quality of life	51	57
🏙️ Population	1.93M	4.43M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 29% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6869th and 5539th ($704 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 4th in Mexico and South Africa, respectively. Check Mexico vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6189th and 5667th 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	$4.88	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003