Ecatepec de Morelos vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$777	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$381	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$852	$3894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	88	94
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	1.93M	664K

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 70% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6759th and 689th ($777 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 125th 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 1.1 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 14th best city to live in Mexico vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6128th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Rotterdam

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.95	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$382	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$272	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2782	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1882	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.49	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6991	$13809

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$851
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1331
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$868
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$908
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$717
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$926
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$842
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$977
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$914
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$912
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$936
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1184
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$875
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$858
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$764
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$860
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$784
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$875
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$643
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$873
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$893
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$936
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$860

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671