Ecatepec de Morelos vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$1995
🏠 One person rent	$406	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$569
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	88	29
😀 Quality of life	59	47
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.58M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 4% less expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 6630th and 6442nd ($832 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 117th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.7 months in Leon. Ranked 18th vs 49th best cities to live in Mexico, and 6030th vs 7043rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Leon

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$1316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$3154

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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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832