Ecatepec de Morelos vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$406	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$1068
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	99
😀 Quality of life	59	76
🏙️ Population	1.93M	24.9M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 28% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6630th and 4880th ($832 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 5th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6030th and 1178th 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	$5.59	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$27610

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$914
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1475
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$932
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$977
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$763
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$994
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$897
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$1034
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$971
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$973
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$980
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1255
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$960
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$916
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$817
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$924
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$852
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$952
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$673
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$935
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$974
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$920

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789