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Rome vs. Chapala Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 78.1% more expensive than Chapala.

Restaurants: pay 48.2% more in Rome
Groceries: pay 39.8% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 38.5% more in Rome
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Rome
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Rome
Clothing: pay 59.3% more in Rome

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Rome are more expensive than in Chapala. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Rome.

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Rome vs. Chapala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.2% more for restaurants

	Chapala	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.67 MX$215.86	$16.80 €14.95	+43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.23 MX$133.74	$11.20 €9.97	+54.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 MX$30.86	$2.96 €2.63	+77.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 MX$22.63	$1.48 €1.32	+20.9%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 39.8% more for groceries

	Chapala	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 MX$41.46	$2.22 €1.98	-0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 MX$75.10	$7.42 €6.61	+82.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 MX$103.85	$6.49 €5.77	+15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 MX$43.21	$4.66 €4.15	+99.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 MX$46.67	$5.66 €5.03	+124.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MX$19.02	$1.17 €1.04	+14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MX$11.08	$1.05 €0.94	+76.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$12.89	$1.09 €0.97	+56.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 MX$14.70	$1.07 €0.96	+35.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MX$13.42	$0.64 €0.57	-11.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$11.67	$0.72 €0.64	+13.7%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 38.5% more for transportation

	Chapala	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MX$103.63	$8.04 €7.16	+43.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.19 €34.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$35,551.60 €31,642.21	+65.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.89 MX$515.77	$20.16 €17.94	-27.7%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Chapala	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.93 MX$461.07	$31.87 €28.36	+27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$584.13 MX$10,802.33	$1,208.81 €1,075.88	+106.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$472.87 MX$8,744.74	$873.39 €777.35	+84.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.40 MX$691.64	$157.13 €139.85	+320.1%
Average			+114.7%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Chapala	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.96 MX$4,012.29	$487.21 €433.63	+124.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.48 MX$54,526.03	$16,862.20 €15,007.96	+471.9%
Average			+258.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chapala	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 MX$41.15	$5.60 €4.98	+151.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 MX$62.22	$2.07 €1.84	-38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 MX$77.88	$7.28 €6.48	+72.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.63 MX$436.92	$65.43 €58.24	+177.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 MX$55.48	$11.20 €9.97	+273.2%
Average			+106.7%

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pay 59.3% more for clothing

	Chapala	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	$71.31 €63.47	+28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 MX$720.16	$36.31 €32.32	-6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.85 MX$977.35	$83.63 €74.43	+58.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.16 MX$668.72	$123.17 €109.63	+240.6%
Average			+59.3%

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