Mexico City vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mexico City	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$663	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$1322	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$819	$1795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	66	87
🏙️ Population	9.21M	2.87M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 24% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4206th and 2685th ($1288 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Mexico and Italy, respectively. Check Mexico vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4184th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Rome

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	Mexico City	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1792	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2277	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.34	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10204	$9800

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$905
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$861
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$875
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$781
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$804
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$927
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$826
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$915
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$853
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$851
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$996
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$810
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$596
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$765
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$833
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$779
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$662
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$853
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$763
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$881

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229