Ecatepec de Morelos vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$734	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1539	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$357	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$622	$561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	86	63
😀 Quality of life	51	60
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.76M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 19% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6744th and 6126th ($734 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 2nd in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Check Mexico vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6149th and 5262nd 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	$4.94	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$295	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1297	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1656	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.47	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.95	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.4	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5375	$7183

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$757
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1190
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$772
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$704
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$844
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$734
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$843
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$811
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$789
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$797
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$941
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$763
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$660
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$601
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$504
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$694
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$723
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$748
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$759
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$791
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$674

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483