Ecatepec de Morelos vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$777	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$381	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$852	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	99
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	1.93M	5.45M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6759th and 649th ($777 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 125th and 1st in Mexico and Australia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 14th best city to live in Mexico vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6128th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.95	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$382	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$272	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2782	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1882	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.49	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6991	$19140

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$851
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1331
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$868
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$908
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$717
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$926
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$842
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$977
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$914
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$912
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$936
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1184
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$875
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$858
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$764
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$860
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$784
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$875
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$643
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$873
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$893
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$936
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$860

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710