Ecatepec de Morelos vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$346	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	87	87
😀 Quality of life	51	91
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.39M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 79% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6869th and 36th ($704 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 32nd 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 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6189th and 95th 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	$4.88	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$28706

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$747
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1160
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$761
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$800
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$632
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$696
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$752
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$858
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$825
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$788
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$821
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$983
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$770
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$635
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$638
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$485
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$700
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$724
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$574
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$717
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$759
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$667

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759