Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.0 times more expensive than Xalapa.
If you lived in Italy instead of Xalapa, you would:
pay 80.1% more for restaurants
Xalapa
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
MX$126.05
|
$15.81
€14.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.53
MX$110.93
|
$10.17
€9.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$20.53
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$14.24
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
Xalapa
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
MX$42.25
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
MX$67.73
|
$6.81
€6.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
MX$91.90
|
$5.59
€5.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$42.29
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
MX$59.00
|
$5.01
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
MX$24.00
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$11.95
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$13.43
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
MX$12.74
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$16.11
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.13
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Xalapa
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
MX$91.93
|
$7.33
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.50
MX$127.46
|
$38.24
€35.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$373,114.88
|
$26,985.59
€24,856.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$90.76
|
$19.55
€18.01
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Xalapa
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$475.31
|
$29.86
€27.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.91
MX$4,212.07
|
$660.64
€608.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.16
MX$2,755.16
|
$504.89
€465.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$704.76
|
$158.99
€146.45
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Xalapa
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.61
MX$2,168.10
|
$519.28
€478.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$170,626.58
|
$9,615.09
€8,856.52
|
|
pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports
Xalapa
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MX$30.25
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
MX$49.30
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.10
MX$69.58
|
$6.16
€5.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.15
MX$427.34
|
$52.41
€48.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$100.84
|
$9.51
€8.76
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
Xalapa
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.41
MX$788.44
|
$76.74
€70.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$764.55
|
$34.05
€31.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
MX$1,451.03
|
$84.06
€77.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.82
MX$1,033.33
|
$115.51
€106.40
|
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