Ecatepec de Morelos vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$734	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1539	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$357	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$622	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	86	49
😀 Quality of life	51	60
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.48M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 28% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6744th and 5612th ($734 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 14th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Ranked 19th vs 4th best cities to live in Mexico, and 6149th vs 5259th 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	$4.94	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$295	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1297	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1656	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.47	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.95	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.4	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5375	$5160

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844