Ecatepec de Morelos vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$346	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	98
😀 Quality of life	51	90
🏙️ Population	1.93M	3.42M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 60% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6869th and 2443rd ($704 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 5th in Mexico and Spain, respectively. Check Mexico vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6189th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Madrid

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522