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Tulum vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Tulum is 17.5% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 59.0% more in Tulum
Groceries: pay 25.3% less in Tulum
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Tulum
Housing: pay 28.9% more in Tulum
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in Tulum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% more in Tulum
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Tulum

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Tulum are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tulum. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Tulum.

Tulum vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tulum instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 59.0% more for restaurants

	Manila	Tulum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱297.74	$7.94 MX$163.86	+55.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱248.11	$7.45 MX$153.62	+74.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.81	$1.05 MX$21.60	+19.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.60	$0.92 MX$18.88	+86.3%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 25.3% less for groceries

	Manila	Tulum
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱78.69	$1.72 MX$35.50	+27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱308.70	$3.10 MX$64.01	-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱395.40	$5.03 MX$103.70	-26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱120.98	$1.91 MX$39.37	-8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱140.81	$2.90 MX$59.81	+19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.57	$0.90 MX$18.58	-40.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.79	$0.56 MX$11.56	-30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.59	$0.53 MX$10.92	-65.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.85	$0.63 MX$13.01	-35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱69.90	$0.81 MX$16.72	-32.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱86.43	$0.80 MX$16.61	-45.8%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Manila	Tulum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱241.05	$4.49 MX$92.65	+8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱577.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76	$14,892.01 MX$307,243.10	-41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱155.32	$13.76 MX$283.89	+415.7%
Average			+127.4%

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pay 28.9% more for housing

	Manila	Tulum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	$26.76 MX$552.01	-7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	$569.00 MX$11,739.25	+21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	$570.86 MX$11,777.65	+143.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	$61.47 MX$1,268.29	-42.2%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	Manila	Tulum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	$171.26 MX$3,533.30	-64.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	$2,680.56 MX$55,303.76	-81.0%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Tulum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱79.40	$2.73 MX$56.33	+100.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱156.99	$3.16 MX$65.15	+17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱178.64	$3.72 MX$76.81	+21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	$40.54 MX$836.38	-0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱446.60	$4.42 MX$91.15	-42.4%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Manila	Tulum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	$19.86 MX$409.66	-40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	$29.78 MX$614.49	+12.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	-18.5%
Average			-14.1%

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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: January 2025

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