Ecatepec de Morelos vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$346	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	51	100
🏙️ Population	1.93M	5.03M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 68% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6869th and 1365th ($704 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 4th in Mexico and Australia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6189th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Melbourne

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963