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Tulum vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Tulum is 24.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 64.2% more in Tulum
Groceries: pay 29.8% more in Tulum
Transportation: pay 16.9% less in Tulum
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Tulum
Childcare: pay 31.9% less in Tulum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% more in Tulum
Clothing: pay 12.7% more in Tulum

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

Tulum vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.2% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Tulum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.16	$7.94 MX$163.86	+106.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES797.06	$7.45 MX$153.62	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.67	$1.05 MX$21.60	+58.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.84	$0.92 MX$18.88	+71.9%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 29.8% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Tulum
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.15	$1.72 MX$35.50	+208.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.65	$3.10 MX$64.01	-44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.29	$5.03 MX$103.70	+50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.13	$1.91 MX$39.37	+12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.29	$2.90 MX$59.81	+7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.37	$0.90 MX$18.58	-28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.59	$0.56 MX$11.56	+12.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.96	$0.53 MX$10.92	-39.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.09	$0.63 MX$13.01	+37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.38	$0.81 MX$16.72	+68.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.92	$0.80 MX$16.61	+44.7%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 16.9% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Tulum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.23	$4.49 MX$92.65	-27.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,985.30	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	$14,892.01 MX$307,243.10	-22.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,793.38	$13.76 MX$283.89	-0.8%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Tulum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,092.69	$26.76 MX$552.01	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,400.11	$569.00 MX$11,739.25	+32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,516.78	$570.86 MX$11,777.65	+243.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.90	$61.47 MX$1,268.29	+174.5%
Average			+104.5%

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pay 31.9% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Tulum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,547.71	$171.26 MX$3,533.30	+2.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	$2,680.56 MX$55,303.76	-66.5%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Tulum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.90	$2.73 MX$56.33	+18.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.70	$3.16 MX$65.15	+40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.53	$3.72 MX$76.81	+20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,703.45	$40.54 MX$836.38	-8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES797.06	$4.42 MX$91.15	-28.3%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 12.7% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Tulum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,177.44	$19.86 MX$409.66	+17.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.83	$29.78 MX$614.49	+29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,994.32	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,787.42	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	-5.5%
Average			+12.7%

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