Ecatepec de Morelos vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$406	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$827
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	88	21
😀 Quality of life	59	46
🏙️ Population	1.93M	6.56M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 38% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6630th and 7943rd ($832 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6030th and 7142nd 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	$5.59	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619