Ecatepec de Morelos vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecatepec de Morelos San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1539
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$357
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$622
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
86
87
😀 Quality of life
51
92
🏙️ Population
1.93M
1.39M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 78% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6744th and 45th ($734 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 36th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 6149th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs San Diego

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Ecatepec de Morelos San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$8.25
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.14%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1297
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1656
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.97
$20.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.47
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.95
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5375
$21468

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13 km or 7.9 mi Tultepec
$757
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$775
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$783
18 km or 11 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
21 km or 13 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
21 km or 13 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Mexico City
$1190
22 km or 14 mi Zumpango
$772
23 km or 14 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
24 km or 15 mi Naucalpan
$835
26 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
41 km or 25 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
67 km or 41 mi Pachuca
$704
72 km or 45 mi Toluca
$844
78 km or 49 mi Cuernavaca
$729
81 km or 50 mi Jiutepec
$734
88 km or 55 mi Cuautla
$843
100 km or 62 mi Atlixco
$811
107 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
118 km or 73 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
130 km or 81 mi Taxco
$789
132 km or 82 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
149 km or 92 mi Iguala
$797
178 km or 110 mi Queretaro
$941
178 km or 111 mi Teziutlan
$763
197 km or 122 mi Poza Rica
$660
211 km or 131 mi Celaya
$601
215 km or 134 mi Tehuacan
$504
220 km or 137 mi Coatepec
$694
221 km or 137 mi Orizaba
$723
222 km or 138 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Xalapa
$589
225 km or 140 mi Morelia
$748
228 km or 141 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
233 km or 145 mi Chilpancingo
$623
236 km or 146 mi Cordoba
$759
249 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
265 km or 165 mi Ciudad Valles
$791
268 km or 166 mi Irapuato
$674

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4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
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$2647