Ecatepec de Morelos vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$346	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	87	64
😀 Quality of life	51	55
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.76M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 20% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6869th and 6124th ($704 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 3rd in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Check Mexico vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6189th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Quito

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493