Ecatepec de Morelos vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1782	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$408	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$436	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$966	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	88	99
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	1.93M	3.9M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 75% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6586th and 72nd ($842 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 124th and 52nd 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 1.1 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 6160th and 55th 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	$5.57	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2914	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.03	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$28004

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$917
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$975
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$771
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$986
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$907
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$1032
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$987
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$981
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$1004
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1241
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$950
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$928
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$803
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$926
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$846
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$944
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$926
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$962
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$910

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974