Ecatepec de Morelos vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecatepec de Morelos Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1539
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$357
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$622
$856
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
86
22
😀 Quality of life
51
58
🏙️ Population
1.93M
1.96M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 30% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6744th and 5280th ($734 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 11th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Ranked 19th vs 5th best cities to live in Mexico, and 6149th vs 5480th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Tijuana

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Ecatepec de Morelos Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.14%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1297
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1656
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.97
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.47
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.95
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5375
$2656

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Tultepec
$757
13 km or 8.4 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
17 km or 10 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
18 km or 11 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
21 km or 13 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
21 km or 13 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Mexico City
$1190
22 km or 14 mi Zumpango
$772
23 km or 14 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
24 km or 15 mi Naucalpan
$835
26 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
41 km or 25 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
67 km or 41 mi Pachuca
$704
72 km or 45 mi Toluca
$844
78 km or 49 mi Cuernavaca
$729
81 km or 50 mi Jiutepec
$734
88 km or 55 mi Cuautla
$843
100 km or 62 mi Atlixco
$811
107 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
118 km or 73 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
130 km or 81 mi Taxco
$789
132 km or 82 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
149 km or 92 mi Iguala
$797
178 km or 110 mi Queretaro
$941
178 km or 111 mi Teziutlan
$763
197 km or 122 mi Poza Rica
$660
211 km or 131 mi Celaya
$601
215 km or 134 mi Tehuacan
$504
220 km or 137 mi Coatepec
$694
221 km or 137 mi Orizaba
$723
222 km or 138 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Xalapa
$589
225 km or 140 mi Morelia
$748
228 km or 141 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
233 km or 145 mi Chilpancingo
$623
236 km or 146 mi Cordoba
$759
249 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
265 km or 165 mi Ciudad Valles
$791
268 km or 166 mi Irapuato
$674

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$922
18 km or 11 mi National
$2877
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$2973
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3346
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2775
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2936
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2799
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2821
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2765
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2853
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2795
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2718
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$2997
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2783
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$2926
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$912
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2767
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2579
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2886
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3006
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2650
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2717
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2828
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2587
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2789
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3047
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2653
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2644