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Tulum vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Tulum is 53.5% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 61.0% less in Tulum
Groceries: pay 48.7% less in Tulum
Transportation: pay 51.6% less in Tulum
Housing: pay 46.8% less in Tulum
Childcare: pay 43.7% less in Tulum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.4% less in Tulum
Clothing: pay 63.0% less in Tulum

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

Tulum vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.0% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Tulum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,796	$7.94 MX$163.86	-60.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,519	$7.45 MX$153.62	-58.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK441	$1.05 MX$21.60	-66.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK305	$0.92 MX$18.88	-58.1%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 48.7% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Tulum
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK505	$1.72 MX$35.50	-52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK1,084	$3.10 MX$64.01	-60.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK895	$5.03 MX$103.70	-21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK805	$1.91 MX$39.37	-66.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,321	$2.90 MX$59.81	-69.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK196	$0.90 MX$18.58	-35.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK141	$0.56 MX$11.56	-44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK170	$0.53 MX$10.92	-56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK311	$0.63 MX$13.01	-71.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK201	$0.81 MX$16.72	-43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK131	$0.80 MX$16.61	-13.8%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 51.6% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Tulum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,188	$4.49 MX$92.65	-47.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK10,477	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,933,724	$14,892.01 MX$307,243.10	-64.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,362	$13.76 MX$283.89	-42.8%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 46.8% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Tulum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK9,766	$26.76 MX$552.01	-61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK275,530	$569.00 MX$11,739.25	-71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK252,085	$570.86 MX$11,777.65	-68.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK7,542	$61.47 MX$1,268.29	+13.9%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 43.7% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Tulum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK35,244	$171.26 MX$3,533.30	-32.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK837,840	$2,680.56 MX$55,303.76	-55.3%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Tulum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,511	$2.73 MX$56.33	-74.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK742	$3.16 MX$65.15	-40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,712	$3.72 MX$76.81	-69.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK9,777	$40.54 MX$836.38	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK2,065	$4.42 MX$91.15	-70.1%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 63.0% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Tulum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK15,232	$19.86 MX$409.66	-81.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,950	$29.78 MX$614.49	-40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK21,226	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	-55.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK27,139	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	-74.4%
Average			-63.0%

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