Ecatepec de Morelos vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$406	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	88	47
😀 Quality of life	59	64
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.26M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 38% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6630th and 4430th ($832 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 9th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Ranked 18th vs 3rd best cities to live in Mexico, and 6030th vs 5342nd 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	$5.59	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$6434

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994