Ecatepec de Morelos vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$346	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	87	35
😀 Quality of life	51	53
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.43M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 28% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6869th and 5623rd ($704 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 19th in Mexico.

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 Puebla. Ranked 19th vs 12th best cities to live in Mexico, and 6189th vs 6026th 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	$4.88	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$9705

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$825
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$858
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$752
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1160
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$485
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$800
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$747
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$724
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$770
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$632
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$700
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$788
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$821
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$635
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$724
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$716
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$812
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$983
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$756
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$700
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$638
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$717
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$699