Ecatepec de Morelos vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1782	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$408	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$436	$1068
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$966	$879
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	99
😀 Quality of life	58	75
🏙️ Population	1.93M	24.9M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 25% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6586th and 4971st ($842 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 124th and 5th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6160th and 1655th 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	$5.57	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2914	$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.03	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$27781

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$917
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$975
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$771
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$986
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$907
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$1032
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$987
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$981
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$1004
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1241
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$950
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$928
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$803
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$926
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$846
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$944
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$926
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$962
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$910

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1002
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$669
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$782
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$594
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$620
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$644
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$683
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$643
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$650
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$584
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$671
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$636
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$680
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$684
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$623
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$646
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$860
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$647
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$611
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$652
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$604
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$675
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$678
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$626
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$644
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$677
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$601
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$665
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$632
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$765