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Tulum vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Tulum is 36.5% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 38.2% less in Tulum
Groceries: pay 26.6% less in Tulum
Transportation: pay 33.8% less in Tulum
Housing: pay 37.4% less in Tulum
Childcare: pay 70.3% less in Tulum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% less in Tulum
Clothing: pay 34.4% less in Tulum

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

Tulum vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.2% less for restaurants

	Rome	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	$10.72 €10.39	$7.45 MX$153.62	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.17	$1.05 MX$21.60	-53.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.09	$0.92 MX$18.88	-18.5%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 26.6% less for groceries

	Rome	Tulum
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.73	$1.72 MX$35.50	-3.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.79	$3.10 MX$64.01	-55.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.01	$5.03 MX$103.70	-18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.65	$1.91 MX$39.37	-49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.74	$2.90 MX$59.81	-40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.04	$0.90 MX$18.58	-16.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.89	$0.56 MX$11.56	-39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.86	$0.53 MX$10.92	-40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.06	$0.63 MX$13.01	-42.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$0.81 MX$16.72	+11.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$0.80 MX$16.61	+2.6%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 33.8% less for transportation

	Rome	Tulum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.93	$4.49 MX$92.65	-37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.38	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €25,984.66	$14,892.01 MX$307,243.10	-44.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.63	$13.76 MX$283.89	-19.8%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 37.4% less for housing

	Rome	Tulum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.57	$26.76 MX$552.01	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,144.66	$569.00 MX$11,739.25	-51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €740.04	$570.86 MX$11,777.65	-25.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €162.21	$61.47 MX$1,268.29	-63.2%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 70.3% less for childcare

	Rome	Tulum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €493.46	$171.26 MX$3,533.30	-66.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,173.76	$2,680.56 MX$55,303.76	-74.4%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Tulum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.20	$2.73 MX$56.33	-49.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.48	$3.16 MX$65.15	+106.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.24	$3.72 MX$76.81	-42.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.55	$40.54 MX$836.38	-30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.39	$4.42 MX$91.15	-58.8%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

	Rome	Tulum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.46	$19.86 MX$409.66	-69.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.81	$29.78 MX$614.49	-3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €74.84	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.23	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	-51.5%
Average			-34.4%

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