Ecatepec de Morelos vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$734	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1539	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$357	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$622	$1905
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	86	100
😀 Quality of life	51	79
🏙️ Population	1.93M	24.9M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 35% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6744th and 4780th ($734 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 6th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6149th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Shanghai

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$295	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1297	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1656	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.47	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.95	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.4	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5375	$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774