Ecatepec de Morelos vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$500	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.3	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$781	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	95
😀 Quality of life	51	64
🏙️ Population	1.93M	12.4M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 13% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5943rd and 5031st ($904 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6209th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.23	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$663	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.7	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.82%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1683	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.05	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.65	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6226	$12031

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$861
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1288
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$875
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$905
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$826
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$781
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$804
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$927
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$915
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$853
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$851
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$996
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$810
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$768
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$682
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$596
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$779
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$833
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$662
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$765
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$853
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$879
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$763

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659