Ecatepec de Morelos vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1782	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$408	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$436	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$966	$499
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	88	63
😀 Quality of life	58	57
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.76M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 7% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6586th and 6319th ($842 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 124th and 3rd in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Check Mexico vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6160th and 6235th 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	$5.57	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2914	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.03	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$8496

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547