Cost of living comparison
Rome is 90.3% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Rome instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 93.5% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$136.75
|
$19.79
€18.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.40
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.57
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.07
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 54.8% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.84
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.29
|
$8.48
€7.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.68
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.50
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.09
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.55
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.43
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.15
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.95
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.59
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.93
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 57.2% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.06
|
$7.67
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$352.41
|
$38.48
€35.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$318,172.26
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$201.47
|
$15.39
€14.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Mexico
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$517.87
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,188.67
|
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,931.32
|
$773.95
€722.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$790.25
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,483.80
|
$531.12
€496.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,520.99
|
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
|
pay 82.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.38
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.18
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.94
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$587.43
|
$56.27
€52.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.41
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$762.98
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$592.89
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,396.92
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,200.45
|
$123.90
€115.74
|
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