Ecatepec de Morelos vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$406	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$2041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	88	91
😀 Quality of life	59	91
🏙️ Population	1.93M	2.75M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 58% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6630th and 2104th ($832 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 2nd in Mexico and Italy, respectively. Check Mexico vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1 months in Rome. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6030th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Rome

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$14156

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330