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Tulum vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Tulum is 54.1% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 59.0% less in Tulum
Groceries: pay 44.3% less in Tulum
Transportation: pay 46.8% less in Tulum
Housing: pay 48.1% less in Tulum
Childcare: pay 80.3% less in Tulum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.0% less in Tulum
Clothing: pay 55.9% less in Tulum

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Tulum.

Tulum vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.0% less for restaurants

	Paris	Tulum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$7.94 MX$163.86	-50.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €12.47	$7.45 MX$153.62	-42.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.97	$1.05 MX$21.60	-74.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.87	$0.92 MX$18.88	-69.0%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 44.3% less for groceries

	Paris	Tulum
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.95	$1.72 MX$35.50	-14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €10.89	$3.10 MX$64.01	-72.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €5.24	$5.03 MX$103.70	-7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.70	$1.91 MX$39.37	-60.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €6.13	$2.90 MX$59.81	-54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.53	$0.90 MX$18.58	-43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €1.02	$0.56 MX$11.56	-46.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.45	$0.53 MX$10.92	-64.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.72	$0.63 MX$13.01	-64.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €1.07	$0.81 MX$16.72	-26.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.17	$0.80 MX$16.61	-33.4%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 46.8% less for transportation

	Paris	Tulum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €7.42	$4.49 MX$92.65	-41.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €89.80	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €31,701.28	$14,892.01 MX$307,243.10	-54.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €24.09	$13.76 MX$283.89	-44.6%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 48.1% less for housing

	Paris	Tulum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €32.64	$26.76 MX$552.01	-20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,325.95	$569.00 MX$11,739.25	-58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €1,025.43	$570.86 MX$11,777.65	-46.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €182.68	$61.47 MX$1,268.29	-67.4%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 80.3% less for childcare

	Paris	Tulum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €733.42	$171.26 MX$3,533.30	-77.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €15,460.87	$2,680.56 MX$55,303.76	-83.2%
Average			-80.3%

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pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Tulum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €7.28	$2.73 MX$56.33	-63.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €4.18	$3.16 MX$65.15	-26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €12.99	$3.72 MX$76.81	-72.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €35.38	$40.54 MX$836.38	+11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €13.51	$4.42 MX$91.15	-68.3%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 55.9% less for clothing

	Paris	Tulum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €100.67	$19.86 MX$409.66	-80.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €45.16	$29.78 MX$614.49	-36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €108.17	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	-39.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €144.47	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	-66.7%
Average			-55.9%

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