Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Mexico

Chapala vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Chapala is 43.8% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% less in Chapala
Groceries: pay 28.5% less in Chapala
Transportation: pay 27.8% less in Chapala
Housing: pay 53.4% less in Chapala
Childcare: pay 72.1% less in Chapala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.6% less in Chapala
Clothing: pay 37.2% less in Chapala

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Chapala.

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Chapala vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.5% less for restaurants

	Rome	Chapala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$11.67 MX$215.86	-30.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$7.23 MX$133.74	-35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$1.67 MX$30.86	-43.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$1.22 MX$22.63	-17.3%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

	Rome	Chapala
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$2.24 MX$41.46	+0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.61	$4.06 MX$75.10	-45.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.77	$5.62 MX$103.85	-13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.15	$2.34 MX$43.21	-49.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$2.52 MX$46.67	-55.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.03 MX$19.02	-12.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.60 MX$11.08	-43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$0.70 MX$12.89	-35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$0.79 MX$14.70	-26.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.73 MX$13.42	+12.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.63 MX$11.67	-12.0%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 27.8% less for transportation

	Rome	Chapala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.16	$5.60 MX$103.63	-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,642.21	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.94	$27.89 MX$515.77	+38.4%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 53.4% less for housing

	Rome	Chapala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.36	$24.93 MX$461.07	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,075.88	$584.13 MX$10,802.33	-51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €777.35	$472.87 MX$8,744.74	-45.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.85	$37.40 MX$691.64	-76.2%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 72.1% less for childcare

	Rome	Chapala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €433.63	$216.96 MX$4,012.29	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,007.96	$2,948.48 MX$54,526.03	-82.5%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Chapala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$2.23 MX$41.15	-60.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$3.36 MX$62.22	+62.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$4.21 MX$77.88	-42.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.24	$23.63 MX$436.92	-63.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$3.00 MX$55.48	-73.2%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 37.2% less for clothing

	Rome	Chapala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.47	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	-22.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.32	$38.94 MX$720.16	+7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.43	$52.85 MX$977.35	-36.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$36.16 MX$668.72	-70.6%
Average			-37.2%

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