Ecatepec de Morelos vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecatepec de Morelos Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1539
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$357
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$622
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
86
90
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
1.93M
9.21M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 38% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6744th and 4630th ($734 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 6th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Ranked 19th vs 1st best cities to live in Mexico, and 6149th vs 3360th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Mexico City

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Ecatepec de Morelos Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.14%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1297
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1656
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.97
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.47
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.95
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5375
$8550

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Tultepec
$757
13 km or 8.4 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
17 km or 10 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
18 km or 11 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
21 km or 13 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
21 km or 13 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Mexico City
$1190
22 km or 14 mi Zumpango
$772
23 km or 14 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
24 km or 15 mi Naucalpan
$835
26 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
41 km or 25 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
67 km or 41 mi Pachuca
$704
72 km or 45 mi Toluca
$844
78 km or 49 mi Cuernavaca
$729
81 km or 50 mi Jiutepec
$734
88 km or 55 mi Cuautla
$843
100 km or 62 mi Atlixco
$811
107 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
118 km or 73 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
130 km or 81 mi Taxco
$789
132 km or 82 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
149 km or 92 mi Iguala
$797
178 km or 110 mi Queretaro
$941
178 km or 111 mi Teziutlan
$763
197 km or 122 mi Poza Rica
$660
211 km or 131 mi Celaya
$601
215 km or 134 mi Tehuacan
$504
220 km or 137 mi Coatepec
$694
221 km or 137 mi Orizaba
$723
222 km or 138 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Xalapa
$589
225 km or 140 mi Morelia
$748
228 km or 141 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
233 km or 145 mi Chilpancingo
$623
236 km or 146 mi Cordoba
$759
249 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
265 km or 165 mi Ciudad Valles
$791
268 km or 166 mi Irapuato
$674

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709