Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.2 times more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Rome instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
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Mexico City
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.44
MX$131.71
|
$18.17
€15.93
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
MX$105.37
|
$9.69
€8.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
MX$14.64
|
$2.33
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MX$10.20
|
$1.36
€1.20
|
|
pay 98.4% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MX$27.19
|
$2.19
€1.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
MX$49.75
|
$8.28
€7.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.99
MX$70.63
|
$6.87
€6.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MX$29.59
|
$4.47
€3.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
MX$39.13
|
$4.83
€4.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$15.87
|
$1.08
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
MX$8.57
|
$0.94
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MX$8.41
|
$1.16
€1.02
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MX$9.55
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MX$10.34
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MX$8.80
|
$0.80
€0.70
|
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pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
MX$66.00
|
$6.77
€5.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.88
MX$263.42
|
$42.40
€37.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,849.61
MX$333,662.64
|
$27,862.31
€24,432.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.37
MX$59.58
|
$16.48
€14.45
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.38
MX$484.62
|
$37.53
€32.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$628.03
MX$11,116.97
|
$1,159.69
€1,016.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.73
MX$6,438.47
|
$810.19
€710.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.45
MX$574.40
|
$170.33
€149.36
|
|
pay 99.0% more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.85
MX$5,502.51
|
$568.09
€498.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,469.63
MX$114,520.92
|
$13,931.15
€12,216.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
MX$35.12
|
$6.06
€5.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
MX$39.39
|
$1.52
€1.34
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.10
MX$54.88
|
$6.78
€5.95
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.47
MX$875.68
|
$74.78
€65.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
MX$70.24
|
$10.90
€9.56
|
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pay 72.3% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.12
MX$798.68
|
$102.92
€90.25
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.12
MX$621.60
|
$39.37
€34.52
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.19
MX$1,348.66
|
$100.69
€88.30
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.48
MX$1,336.17
|
$163.54
€143.41
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