Ecatepec de Morelos vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$346	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	87	24
😀 Quality of life	51	39
🏙️ Population	1.93M	6.56M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 19% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6869th and 7740th ($704 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6189th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Shaoyang

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$11393

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$747
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1160
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$761
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$800
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$632
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$696
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$752
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$858
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$825
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$788
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$821
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$983
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$770
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$635
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$638
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$485
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$700
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$724
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$574
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$717
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$759
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$667

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600