Ecatepec de Morelos vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$346	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$162
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	47
😀 Quality of life	51	40
🏙️ Population	1.93M	15.1M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 37% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6869th and 4761st ($704 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 3rd in Mexico and Nigeria, respectively. Check Mexico vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 6189th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Lagos

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$2289

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507