Ecatepec de Morelos vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecatepec de Morelos Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1782
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$408
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$436
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$966
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
1.93M
9.21M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 41% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6586th and 4274th ($842 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 124th and 6th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Ranked 18th vs 1st best cities to live in Mexico, and 6160th vs 3354th 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
$5.57
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.38%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2914
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1792
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.03
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.9
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$11420

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Tultepec
$917
13 km or 8.4 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
17 km or 10 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
21 km or 13 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
21 km or 13 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Mexico City
$1428
22 km or 14 mi Zumpango
$934
23 km or 14 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
24 km or 15 mi Naucalpan
$975
26 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
41 km or 25 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
67 km or 41 mi Pachuca
$771
72 km or 45 mi Toluca
$986
78 km or 49 mi Cuernavaca
$887
81 km or 50 mi Jiutepec
$907
88 km or 55 mi Cuautla
$1032
100 km or 62 mi Atlixco
$987
107 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
118 km or 73 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
130 km or 81 mi Taxco
$981
132 km or 82 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
149 km or 92 mi Iguala
$1004
178 km or 110 mi Queretaro
$1241
178 km or 111 mi Teziutlan
$950
197 km or 122 mi Poza Rica
$928
211 km or 131 mi Celaya
$803
215 km or 134 mi Tehuacan
$926
220 km or 137 mi Coatepec
$846
221 km or 137 mi Orizaba
$944
222 km or 138 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Xalapa
$670
225 km or 140 mi Morelia
$926
228 km or 141 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
233 km or 145 mi Chilpancingo
$766
236 km or 146 mi Cordoba
$962
249 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
265 km or 165 mi Ciudad Valles
$1007
268 km or 166 mi Irapuato
$910

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023