Ecatepec de Morelos vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecatepec de Morelos Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$500
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$431
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$781
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
86
100
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
1.93M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 24% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5943rd and 4461st ($904 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 6th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6209th and 558th 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
$4.23
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$663
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.7
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.82%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1683
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.05
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6226
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Tultepec
$861
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740