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Moscow vs. Tulum Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 47.3% more expensive than Tulum.

Restaurants: pay 15.1% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 12.6% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 0.9% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 8.9% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Tulum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.1% less for restaurants

	Tulum	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.94 MX$163.86	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	+15.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$5.10 RUB563.59	-31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 MX$21.60	$1.07 RUB118.39	+2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 MX$18.88	$0.49 RUB53.58	-47.0%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 12.6% less for groceries

	Tulum	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 MX$35.50	$0.62 RUB68.31	-64.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 MX$64.01	$4.41 RUB486.52	+42.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 MX$103.70	$3.57 RUB393.86	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 MX$39.37	$1.52 RUB167.78	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 MX$59.81	$1.99 RUB219.24	-31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$0.68 RUB74.78	-24.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 MX$11.56	$0.67 RUB73.69	+19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 MX$10.92	$0.72 RUB79.01	+35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$13.01	$1.12 RUB124.05	+78.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MX$16.72	$0.25 RUB27.52	-69.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.61	$0.21 RUB23.10	-74.0%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 0.9% less for transportation

	Tulum	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 MX$92.65	$2.22 RUB244.94	-50.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.58 RUB3,156.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,892.01 MX$307,243.10	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	+105.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.76 MX$283.89	$5.82 RUB642.49	-57.7%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 8.9% more for housing

	Tulum	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.76 MX$552.01	$6.38 RUB704.36	-76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.00 MX$11,739.25	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	+68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$570.86 MX$11,777.65	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	+2.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.47 MX$1,268.29	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	+41.0%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Tulum	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$171.26 MX$3,533.30	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	+172.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,680.56 MX$55,303.76	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	+288.5%
Average			+230.4%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Tulum	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$3.06 RUB338.15	+12.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 MX$65.15	$2.52 RUB278.77	-20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 MX$76.81	$2.45 RUB270.52	-34.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.54 MX$836.38	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	-20.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.42 MX$91.15	$5.10 RUB563.59	+15.5%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Tulum	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.86 MX$409.66	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	+308.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.78 MX$614.49	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	+42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	+62.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	+105.4%
Average			+129.7%

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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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