Ecatepec de Morelos vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1782	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$408	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$436	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$966	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	88	100
😀 Quality of life	58	96
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.8M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 56% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6586th and 2284th ($842 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 124th and 58th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6160th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Montreal

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2914	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.03	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$5550

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805