Cost of living comparison

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Rome vs. Acapulco Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 2.3 times more expensive than Acapulco.

Restaurants
pay 27.8% more in Rome
Groceries
pay 84.7% more in Rome
Transportation
pay 55.8% more in Rome
Housing
pay 4.4 times more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports
pay 42.5% more in Rome
Clothing
pay 3.2 times more in Rome

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Rome are more expensive than in Acapulco. Notably, housing, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Rome.

Rome vs. Acapulco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Acapulco, you would:

pay 27.8% more for restaurants

 
Acapulco
Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.93
MX$202.34
$16.08
€14.78
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.19
MX$166.93
$10.72
€9.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.85
MX$37.76
$2.23
€2.05

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pay 84.7% more for groceries

 
Acapulco
Rome
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.78
€1.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.24
MX$25.29
$7.00
€6.44
Milk (1 gallon) $2.82
MX$57.45
$6.20
€5.70

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pay 55.8% more for transportation

 
Acapulco
Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.59
MX$93.50
$7.15
€6.57
Monthly public transit pass ?? $37.51
€34.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,794.08
€24,637.10

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

 
Acapulco
Rome
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.82
MX$505.86
$29.46
€27.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $455.03
MX$9,274.09
$1,180.31
€1,085.30
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $257.96
MX$5,257.57
$763.10
€701.66

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Acapulco
Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $508.83
€467.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,490.67
€9,646.15

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pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Acapulco
Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.02
MX$61.51
$5.36
€4.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.42
MX$28.93
$1.53
€1.40
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $6.43
€5.91

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

 
Acapulco
Rome
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$14.89
MX$303.52
$65.43
€60.17
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$14.89
MX$303.52
$30.74
€28.26
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $77.17
€70.95

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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