Ecatepec de Morelos vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1782	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$408	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$436	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$966	$759
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	49
😀 Quality of life	58	71
🏙️ Population	1.93M	8.78M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 33% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6586th and 7679th ($842 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 124th and 137th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6160th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Quanzhou

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2914	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.03	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$9536

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$917
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$975
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$771
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$986
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$907
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$1032
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$987
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$981
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$1004
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1241
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$950
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$928
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$803
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$926
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$846
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$944
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$926
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$962
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$910

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943