Mexico City vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$603	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	92
😀 Quality of life	67	86
🏙️ Population	9.21M	2.75M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 32% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4604th and 2624th ($1160 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd 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 3470th and 337th 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	$11.1	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$9864

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201