Ecatepec de Morelos vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$346	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$967
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	42
😀 Quality of life	51	67
🏙️ Population	1.93M	881K

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 52% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6869th and 3517th ($704 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 1st in Mexico and Panama, respectively. Check Mexico vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 6189th and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Panama City

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$13616

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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 Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932