Ecatepec de Morelos vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecatepec de Morelos Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$500
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$431
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$781
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
86
22
😀 Quality of life
51
57
🏙️ Population
1.93M
1.96M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 24% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5943rd and 4480th ($904 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 12th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Ranked 18th vs 8th best cities to live in Mexico, and 6209th vs 5782nd 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
$4.23
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$3.96
 Cappuccino
$4
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$663
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.7
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.82%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1683
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.05
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6226
$4103

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Tultepec
$861
13 km or 8.4 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
17 km or 10 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
18 km or 11 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
21 km or 13 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
21 km or 13 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Mexico City
$1288
22 km or 14 mi Zumpango
$875
23 km or 14 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
24 km or 15 mi Naucalpan
$905
26 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
41 km or 25 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
67 km or 41 mi Pachuca
$826
72 km or 45 mi Toluca
$781
78 km or 49 mi Cuernavaca
$767
81 km or 50 mi Jiutepec
$804
88 km or 55 mi Cuautla
$927
100 km or 62 mi Atlixco
$915
107 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
118 km or 73 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
130 km or 81 mi Taxco
$853
132 km or 82 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
149 km or 92 mi Iguala
$851
178 km or 110 mi Queretaro
$996
178 km or 111 mi Teziutlan
$810
197 km or 122 mi Poza Rica
$768
211 km or 131 mi Celaya
$682
215 km or 134 mi Tehuacan
$596
220 km or 137 mi Coatepec
$779
221 km or 137 mi Orizaba
$833
222 km or 138 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Xalapa
$662
225 km or 140 mi Morelia
$765
228 km or 141 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
233 km or 145 mi Chilpancingo
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cordoba
$853
249 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
265 km or 165 mi Ciudad Valles
$879
268 km or 166 mi Irapuato
$763

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684