Ecatepec de Morelos vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecatepec de Morelos Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$500
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$431
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$781
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
86
67
😀 Quality of life
51
54
🏙️ Population
1.93M
2.53M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 4% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5943rd and 6140th ($904 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 3rd 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 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 6209th and 5994th 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
$4.23
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$663
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.7
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.82%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1683
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.05
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6226
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Tultepec
$861
13 km or 8.4 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
17 km or 10 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
18 km or 11 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
21 km or 13 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
21 km or 13 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Mexico City
$1288
22 km or 14 mi Zumpango
$875
23 km or 14 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
24 km or 15 mi Naucalpan
$905
26 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
41 km or 25 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
67 km or 41 mi Pachuca
$826
72 km or 45 mi Toluca
$781
78 km or 49 mi Cuernavaca
$767
81 km or 50 mi Jiutepec
$804
88 km or 55 mi Cuautla
$927
100 km or 62 mi Atlixco
$915
107 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
118 km or 73 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
130 km or 81 mi Taxco
$853
132 km or 82 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
149 km or 92 mi Iguala
$851
178 km or 110 mi Queretaro
$996
178 km or 111 mi Teziutlan
$810
197 km or 122 mi Poza Rica
$768
211 km or 131 mi Celaya
$682
215 km or 134 mi Tehuacan
$596
220 km or 137 mi Coatepec
$779
221 km or 137 mi Orizaba
$833
222 km or 138 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Xalapa
$662
225 km or 140 mi Morelia
$765
228 km or 141 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
233 km or 145 mi Chilpancingo
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cordoba
$853
249 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
265 km or 165 mi Ciudad Valles
$879
268 km or 166 mi Irapuato
$763

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617