Ecatepec de Morelos vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$406	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	88	57
😀 Quality of life	59	63
🏙️ Population	1.93M	2.42M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 6% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6630th and 6337th ($832 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 10th in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 6030th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Salvador

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751