Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 27.4% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Rome, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.57
|
$8.28
MX$137.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$6.95
MX$115.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$1.06
MX$17.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.78
MX$12.91
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
Rome
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$2.09
MX$34.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$4.43
MX$73.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$5.45
MX$90.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$2.15
MX$35.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$3.19
MX$53.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.21
MX$20.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.62
MX$10.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.71
MX$11.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.76
MX$12.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.78
MX$13.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.73
MX$12.22
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
Rome
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.20
|
$4.92
MX$81.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.10
|
$17.77
MX$295.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$22,067.99
MX$367,277.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$5.52
MX$91.82
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
Rome
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
$28.01
MX$466.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
$826.42
MX$13,754.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€726.16
|
$480.11
MX$7,990.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
$40.24
MX$669.72
|
|
pay 13.6% less for childcare
Rome
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.32
|
$377.91
MX$6,289.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
$8,870.11
MX$147,625.18
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.76
MX$45.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$2.89
MX$48.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$3.86
MX$64.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.79
|
$49.94
MX$831.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.97
MX$82.64
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Rome
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
$56.86
MX$946.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
$37.51
MX$624.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
$92.48
MX$1,539.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.25
|
$95.13
MX$1,583.18
|
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