Rome vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rome	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2082	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1184	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2040	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2197	$970
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	91	47
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.26M

The cost of living in Rome is 63% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1819th and 4609th ($2082 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Italy and Mexico, respectively. Check Italy vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 179th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Zapopan

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	Rome	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1430	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$899	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2479	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.26%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9165	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12431	$6389

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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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986