Ecatepec de Morelos vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$777	$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$3421
🏠 One person rent	$381	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$852	$1954
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	88	100
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	1.93M	9.67M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 44% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6759th and 4296th ($777 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 125th and 2nd in Mexico and South Korea, respectively. Check Mexico vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.4 months in Seoul. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 14th best city to live in Mexico vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 6128th and 90th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Seoul

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.95	$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$3.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$382	$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$272	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2782	$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1882	$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$9.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.49	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6991	$21347

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$851
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1331
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$868
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$908
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$717
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$926
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$842
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$977
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$914
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$912
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$936
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1184
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$875
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$858
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$764
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$860
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$784
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$875
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$643
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$873
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$893
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$936
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$860

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1134
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1097
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1178
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1138
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1307
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1175
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1098
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1080
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1196
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1066
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1088
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1120
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1076
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1171
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1568
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1079
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1078
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$874
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1059
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1110
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1153
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1068
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$920
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$924
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1037
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1565
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1020