Ecatepec de Morelos vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$346	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$2086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	96
😀 Quality of life	51	95
🏙️ Population	1.93M	2.75M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 43% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 6869th and 4366th ($704 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 29th in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan 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 Osaka. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6189th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Osaka

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008