Ecatepec de Morelos vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$406	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$1748
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	88	91
😀 Quality of life	59	94
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.52M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 30% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6630th and 4788th ($832 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 31st in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 6030th and 40th 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	$5.59	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$10496

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$914
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1475
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$932
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$977
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$763
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$994
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$897
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$1034
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$971
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$973
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$980
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1255
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$960
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$916
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$817
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$924
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$852
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$952
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$673
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$935
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$974
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$920

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1012
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1141
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1021
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$991
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1004
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1254
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$997
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1035
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$975
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1026
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$946
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1010
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1046
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1056
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1119
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$986
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1038