Ecatepec de Morelos vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$406	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$4246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	88	94
😀 Quality of life	59	95
🏙️ Population	1.93M	664K

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 69% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6630th and 649th ($832 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 5th in Mexico and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Mexico vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6030th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799