Ecatepec de Morelos vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$734	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1539	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$357	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$622	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	95
😀 Quality of life	51	63
🏙️ Population	1.93M	11.5M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 27% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6744th and 5616th ($734 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 1st in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6149th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$295	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1297	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1656	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.47	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.95	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.4	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5375	$13135

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$757
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629