Cost of living comparison
Tulum is 33.5% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Tulum instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 57.3% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Tulum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$7.94
MX$161.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$1.05
MX$21.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.92
MX$18.62
|
|
pay 57.1% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Tulum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$1.72
MX$35.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$3.10
MX$63.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$5.03
MX$102.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$1.91
MX$38.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$2.90
MX$58.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$0.90
MX$18.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.56
MX$11.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.53
MX$10.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.81
MX$16.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.80
MX$16.38
|
|
pay 47.8% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Tulum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$4.49
MX$91.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$14,892.01
MX$302,980.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$13.76
MX$279.95
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Tulum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$26.76
MX$544.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$569.00
MX$11,576.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$570.86
MX$11,614.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$61.47
MX$1,250.69
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Tulum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$171.26
MX$3,484.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$2,680.56
MX$54,536.45
|
|
pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Tulum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$3.16
MX$64.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$3.72
MX$75.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$40.54
MX$824.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$4.42
MX$89.88
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Tulum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$19.86
MX$403.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$29.78
MX$605.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$67.01
MX$1,363.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$49.64
MX$1,009.93
|
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