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Cairo vs. Tulum Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 31.6% cheaper than Tulum.

Restaurants: pay 60.1% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 52.0% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 5.2% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 70.5% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 38.1% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.1% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 51.8% more in Cairo

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Tulum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.1% less for restaurants

	Tulum	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.94 MX$163.86	$4.06 EGP206.15	-48.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$4.71 EGP239.14	-36.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 MX$21.60	$0.33 EGP16.99	-68.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 MX$18.88	$0.12 EGP6.22	-86.6%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 52.0% less for groceries

	Tulum	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 MX$35.50	$0.65 EGP32.96	-62.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 MX$64.01	$1.59 EGP80.52	-48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 MX$103.70	$3.40 EGP172.60	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 MX$39.37	$1.45 EGP73.62	-24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 MX$59.81	$1.96 EGP99.50	-32.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$0.68 EGP34.74	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 MX$11.56	$0.23 EGP11.83	-58.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 MX$10.92	$0.16 EGP8.08	-69.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$13.01	$0.19 EGP9.77	-69.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MX$16.72	$0.22 EGP10.98	-73.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.61	$0.19 EGP9.63	-76.4%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 5.2% less for transportation

	Tulum	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 MX$92.65	$1.01 EGP51.53	-77.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.12 EGP412.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,892.01 MX$307,243.10	$36,284.10 EGP1,842,506.70	+143.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.76 MX$283.89	$2.50 EGP126.79	-81.9%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 70.5% less for housing

	Tulum	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.76 MX$552.01	$9.69 EGP492.23	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.00 MX$11,739.25	$208.74 EGP10,599.78	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$570.86 MX$11,777.65	$129.60 EGP6,581.09	-77.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.47 MX$1,268.29	$13.65 EGP693.23	-77.8%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 38.1% less for childcare

	Tulum	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$171.26 MX$3,533.30	$87.26 EGP4,431.14	-49.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,680.56 MX$55,303.76	$1,948.40 EGP98,939.89	-27.3%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Tulum	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$1.42 EGP72.15	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 MX$65.15	$1.54 EGP78.09	-51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 MX$76.81	$1.83 EGP92.77	-50.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.54 MX$836.38	$18.55 EGP942.07	-54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.42 MX$91.15	$3.04 EGP154.62	-31.1%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 51.8% more for clothing

	Tulum	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.86 MX$409.66	$37.28 EGP1,893.10	+87.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.78 MX$614.49	$49.39 EGP2,508.21	+65.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	$97.57 EGP4,954.74	+45.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	$53.60 EGP2,721.88	+8.0%
Average			+51.8%

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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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