Ecatepec de Morelos vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$346	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	60
😀 Quality of life	51	66
🏙️ Population	1.93M	342K

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 47% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6869th and 4143rd ($704 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 2nd in Mexico and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Mexico vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 6189th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$12527

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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 Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903