Italy vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1493
$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3660
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$747
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$1331
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.1
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1757
$710
💸 GDP per capita
$38373
$13926
😃 Human freedom index
7.95
6.55
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
74.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
31
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
13%
🎓 Higher education
92
89
😀 Quality of life
78
44
🏙️ Population
58.9M
125M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1493) is 68% more expensive than in Mexico ($889). Italy ranked 35th vs 102nd for Mexico in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Italy compared to 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 33rd and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Italy and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 148 and 144 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Italy Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
11.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4368
$1726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2528
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.2
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$9.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$544
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10528
$5383

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1750
2.75M
Milan
$2146
1.35M
Turin
$1502
842K
Naples
$1449
913K
Genoa
$1498
559K
Palermo
$1211
630K
Bologna
$1671
388K
Florence
$1648
361K
Bari
$1372
316K
Catania
$1229
312K
Verona
$1570
256K
Venice
$1553
250K
Prato
$1528
196K
Messina
$1157
219K
Padua
$1666
206K
Brescia
$1456
196K
Parma
$1478
197K
Trieste
$1362
198K
Modena
$1573
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1394
170K
Rimini
$1471
149K
Livorno
$1454
153K
Ravenna
$1177
156K
Perugia
$1129
162K
Bergamo
$1444
120K
Foggia
$1241
145K
Taranto
$1174
188K
Forli
$1588
116K
Trento
$1605
118K
Monza
$1613
122K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1190
9.21M
Tijuana
$1050
1.96M
Zapopan
$1012
1.48M
Monterrey
$1257
1.14M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
1.93M
Ciudad Juarez
$974
1.32M
Leon
$719
1.58M
Guadalajara
$985
1.46M
Puebla
$939
1.43M
Mexicali
$955
1.03M
Aguascalientes
$826
934K
Queretaro
$941
795K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
1.07M
Guadalupe
$945
692K
Saltillo
$829
864K
Chihuahua
$854
878K
Culiacan
$746
808K
Morelia
$748
963K
Cancun
$1143
889K
Naucalpan
$835
872K
Acapulco
$727
673K
Apodaca
$958
523K
San Luis Potosi
$879
773K
Hermosillo
$854
856K
Merida
$1090
892K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$863
443K
Tlaquepaque
$683
664K
Reynosa
$849
589K
Torreon
$681
690K
Tlalnepantla
$783
653K