Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Xalapa (Veracruz), Mexico

Xalapa vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Xalapa is 41.7% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 50.8% less in Xalapa
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Xalapa
Transportation: pay 57.3% less in Xalapa
Housing: pay 65.8% less in Xalapa
Childcare: pay 49.4% less in Xalapa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.6% less in Xalapa
Clothing: pay 13.4% less in Xalapa

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

Xalapa vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.8% less for restaurants

	Rome	Xalapa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.14	$5.98 MX$117.98	-62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.42	$5.46 MX$107.68	-49.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.97	$0.90 MX$17.66	-59.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.99	$0.77 MX$15.24	-31.2%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Rome	Xalapa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.57	$2.19 MX$43.19	+23.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.16	$3.53 MX$69.54	-49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.45	$4.77 MX$94.13	-23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.31	$2.18 MX$43.04	-41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.30	$3.08 MX$60.72	-37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.94	$1.22 MX$24.09	+13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.67 MX$13.20	-27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$0.74 MX$14.51	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.96	$0.58 MX$11.45	-46.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.64	$0.85 MX$16.78	+16.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.48 MX$9.51	-38.5%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 57.3% less for transportation

	Rome	Xalapa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.29	$4.64 MX$91.44	-35.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.98	$7.51 MX$148.12	-80.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,560.60	$17,559.48 MX$346,261.73	-34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.08	$3.47 MX$68.52	-79.7%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 65.8% less for housing

	Rome	Xalapa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.90	$24.38 MX$480.74	-17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,037.87	$185.39 MX$3,655.78	-84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €671.01	$152.70 MX$3,011.07	-80.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €147.08	$30.31 MX$597.72	-81.9%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 49.4% less for childcare

	Rome	Xalapa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €447.43	$106.73 MX$2,104.57	-79.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,224.67	$8,426.99 MX$166,174.80	-19.7%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Xalapa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.71	$1.62 MX$31.94	-69.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.34	$2.31 MX$45.52	+51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.65	$3.92 MX$77.33	-39.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €51.28	$22.41 MX$441.93	-61.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.42	$4.96 MX$97.89	-53.7%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 13.4% less for clothing

	Rome	Xalapa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €57.54	$40.46 MX$797.87	-38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.03	$41.06 MX$809.66	+33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €67.85	$76.38 MX$1,506.11	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €89.97	$53.07 MX$1,046.43	-48.1%
Average			-13.4%

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