Ecatepec de Morelos vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$346	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	44
😀 Quality of life	51	58
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.13M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 24% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6869th and 5898th ($704 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 3rd in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Mexico vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 6189th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Santo Domingo

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$7607

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521