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Mexico

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Rome vs. Acapulco Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 87.3% more expensive than Acapulco.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in Rome
Groceries: pay 5.2% less in Rome
Transportation: pay 53.9% more in Rome
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Rome
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.9% more in Rome
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Rome

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Rome are more expensive than in Acapulco. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Rome. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Rome.

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Rome vs. Acapulco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Acapulco, you would:

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Acapulco	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.74 MX$181.31	$16.80 €15.07	+72.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.24 MX$227.93	$11.20 €10.05	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 MX$30.05	$2.96 €2.66	+83.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 MX$31.08	$1.48 €1.33	-11.3%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 5.2% less for groceries

	Acapulco	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$2.98 MX$55.43	$2.22 €2.00	-25.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.34 MX$62.16	$7.42 €6.66	+122.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.21 MX$115.63	$6.49 €5.82	+4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 MX$34.17	$4.66 €4.18	+154.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.79 MX$70.49	$5.66 €5.08	+49.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 MX$39.52	$1.17 €1.05	-44.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 MX$14.50	$1.05 €0.95	+35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 MX$28.20	$1.09 €0.98	-28.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MX$27.29	$1.07 €0.96	-26.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 MX$29.64	$0.64 €0.58	-59.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.35 MX$25.22	$0.72 €0.64	-47.0%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 53.9% more for transportation

	Acapulco	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 MX$103.31	$8.04 €7.21	+44.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.19 €35.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$401K	$35,551.60 €31,895.12	+65.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.16 €18.08
Average			+53.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Acapulco	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.95 MX$408.73	$31.87 €28.59	+45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$531.77 MX$9,903.53	$1,208.81 €1,084.48	+127.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$152.99 MX$2,849.17	$873.39 €783.57	+470.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.20 MX$581.01	$157.13 €140.97	+403.7%
Average			+262.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Acapulco	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.90 MX$3,108.18	$487.21 €437.10	+191.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$16,862.20 €15,127.92
Average			+191.9%

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pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Acapulco	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 MX$56.98	$5.60 €5.02	+83.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.89 MX$72.52	$2.07 €1.86	-46.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.34 MX$155.41	$7.28 €6.53	-12.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.47 MX$362.62	$65.43 €58.70	+236.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MX$72.52	$11.20 €10.05	+187.5%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Acapulco	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.76 MX$1,243.27	$71.31 €63.98	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.51 MX$828.85	$36.31 €32.58	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.26 MX$2,072.12	$83.63 €75.03	-24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.45 MX$1,554.09	$123.17 €110.50	+47.6%
Average			-0.8%

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