Ecatepec de Morelos vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$346	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	87	49
😀 Quality of life	51	59
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.48M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 31% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6869th and 5351st ($704 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 14th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Ranked 19th vs 3rd best cities to live in Mexico, and 6189th vs 5375th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Zapopan

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696