Ecatepec de Morelos vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$777	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$381	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$852	$358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	88	33
😀 Quality of life	57	52
🏙️ Population	1.93M	756K

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 14% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6759th and 7220th ($777 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 125th and 3rd in Mexico and Bolivia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 14th best city to live in Mexico vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 6128th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs La Paz

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.95	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$382	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$272	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2782	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1882	$774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.49	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6991	$2846

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$851
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1331
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$868
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$908
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$717
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$926
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$842
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$977
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$914
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$912
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$936
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1184
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$875
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$858
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$764
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$860
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$784
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$875
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$643
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$873
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$893
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$936
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$860

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$675
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$634
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$563
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$565
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$594
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$562
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$445
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$654
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$780
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$627
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$509
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$908
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$681
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$809
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$655
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$560
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$659
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$730
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$763
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$654
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$990
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$656
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$732
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$638
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$562
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$604
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$616
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$676
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$636
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$533
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$841
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1040
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$838
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613