Ecatepec de Morelos vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$406	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$715
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	88	35
😀 Quality of life	59	62
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.43M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 21% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6630th and 5190th ($832 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 36th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Ranked 18th vs 9th best cities to live in Mexico, and 6030th vs 5640th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Puebla

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$20789

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$971
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1034
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$897
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1475
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$924
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$914
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$952
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$960
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$763
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$974
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$852
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$673
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$994
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$973
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$980
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$916
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$972
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$917
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1008
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1255
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$852
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$933
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$817
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$935
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$942