Ecatepec de Morelos vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$406	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	88	49
😀 Quality of life	59	91
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 61% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6630th and 1688th ($832 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 22nd in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 6030th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$17263

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$914
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1475
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$932
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$977
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$763
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$994
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$897
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$1034
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$971
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$973
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$980
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1255
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$960
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$916
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$817
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$924
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$852
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$952
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$673
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$935
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$974
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$920

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875