Ecatepec de Morelos vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$5396
🏠 One person rent	$346	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$2321
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$685
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$3816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	85
😀 Quality of life	51	87
🏙️ Population	1.93M	384K

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 68% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6869th and 1304th ($704 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 1179th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs New Orleans ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 6189th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs New Orleans

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$10189

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989