Ecatepec de Morelos vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$406	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	88	99
😀 Quality of life	59	93
🏙️ Population	1.93M	3.9M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 76% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6630th and 62nd ($832 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 47th 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 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6030th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000