Ecatepec de Morelos vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$406	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	88	63
😀 Quality of life	59	60
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.76M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 4% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6630th and 6476th ($832 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 2nd in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Check Mexico vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6030th and 5902nd 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	$5.59	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$8877

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$914
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1475
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$932
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$977
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$763
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$994
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$897
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$1034
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$971
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$973
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$980
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1255
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$960
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$916
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$817
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$924
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$852
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$952
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$673
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$935
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$974
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$920

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$557
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$516
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$653
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$672
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$514
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$675
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$694
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$780
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$762
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$842
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$953
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$829
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$704
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$707
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$631
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$524
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$559
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$577
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$850
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$856
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$788
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$606
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$660
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$593
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$617
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$749
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$769
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$749
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$537
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$862
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$559