Ecatepec de Morelos vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$2503
🏠 One person rent	$406	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$632
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	77
😀 Quality of life	59	71
🏙️ Population	1.93M	9.94M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 20% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6630th and 5300th ($832 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 1st in Mexico and Peru, respectively. Check Mexico vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6030th and 3484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Lima

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$11057

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731