Ecatepec de Morelos vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$346	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$4771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	51	93
🏙️ Population	1.93M	3.9M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 78% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6869th and 80th ($704 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 71st in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 6189th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Los Angeles

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919