Ecatepec de Morelos vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$346	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	87	66
😀 Quality of life	51	53
🏙️ Population	1.93M	2.53M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 22% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6869th and 6005th ($704 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 2nd in Mexico and Colombia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 6189th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Medellin

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618