Mexico City vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$774	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$2197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	91
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	9.21M	2.75M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 31% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4274th and 1819th ($1428 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Mexico and Italy, respectively. Check Mexico vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 3354th and 179th 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	$11.7	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$12431

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358