Ecatepec de Morelos vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1782	$2716
🏠 One person rent	$408	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$436	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$966	$1876
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	88	91
😀 Quality of life	58	81
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.52M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 24% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6586th and 5047th ($842 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 124th and 98th in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 6160th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Kobe

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2914	$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.03	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$12285

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$917
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$975
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$771
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$986
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$907
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$1032
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$987
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$981
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$1004
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1241
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$950
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$928
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$803
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$926
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$846
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$944
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$926
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$962
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$910

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1029
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1131
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1016
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1015
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1029
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1012
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1274
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1033
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1127
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1162
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1017
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1045
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1046
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1056
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1062
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1142
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$996
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1071