Ecatepec de Morelos vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$3397
🏠 One person rent	$346	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$1197
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$2537
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	51	81
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.54M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 44% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 6869th and 4340th ($704 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 26th in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 2 months in Kawasaki. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 6189th and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Kawasaki

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$15204

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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 Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1335
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1136
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1065
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$960
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1122
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$1023
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1103
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1077
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1045
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1124
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$948
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1231
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1116