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Monterrey vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 16.7% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% less in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 8.2% less in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 21.1% less in Monterrey
Housing: pay 23.3% less in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 35.9% less in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% less in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Monterrey

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Monterrey.

Monterrey vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.8% less for restaurants

	Rome	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$12.41 MX$256.04	-22.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.39	$7.45 MX$153.62	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.17	$1.32 MX$27.18	-41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.09	$1.02 MX$21.14	-8.7%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

	Rome	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.73	$2.48 MX$51.12	+39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.79	$4.82 MX$99.48	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.01	$5.80 MX$119.72	-6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.65	$2.62 MX$53.95	-30.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.74	$3.94 MX$81.36	-19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.04	$1.30 MX$26.72	+20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.89	$0.54 MX$11.21	-41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.86	$0.75 MX$15.39	-16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.06	$0.80 MX$16.56	-26.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$0.91 MX$18.71	+24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$0.76 MX$15.73	-2.8%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 21.1% less for transportation

	Rome	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.93	$4.63 MX$95.58	-35.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.38	$42.19 MX$870.52	+12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €25,984.66	$22,338.02 MX$460,864.66	-16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.63	$9.43 MX$194.59	-45.0%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 23.3% less for housing

	Rome	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.57	$29.26 MX$603.60	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,144.66	$874.43 MX$18,040.68	-25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €740.04	$618.73 MX$12,765.22	-18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €162.21	$87.13 MX$1,797.58	-47.9%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 35.9% less for childcare

	Rome	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €493.46	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	-38.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,173.76	$6,974.43 MX$143,892.19	-33.5%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.20	$2.48 MX$51.21	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.48	$3.22 MX$66.48	+111.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.24	$3.97 MX$81.93	-38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.55	$40.33 MX$832.05	-30.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.39	$5.96 MX$122.90	-44.4%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Rome	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.46	$52.35 MX$1,080.09	-20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.81	$41.13 MX$848.50	+33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €74.84	$91.18 MX$1,881.14	+18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.23	$105.17 MX$2,169.84	+2.8%
Average			+8.7%

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