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Rome vs. Tulum Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 92.5% more expensive than Tulum.

Restaurants: pay 70.6% more in Rome
Groceries: pay 48.3% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 54.6% more in Rome
Housing: pay 80.8% more in Rome
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.7% more in Rome
Clothing: pay 88.5% more in Rome

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Rome are more expensive than in Tulum. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Rome.

Rome vs. Tulum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.6% more for restaurants

	Tulum	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.94 MX$163.86	$16.08 €15.59	+102.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$10.72 €10.39	+43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 MX$21.60	$2.23 €2.17	+113.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 MX$18.88	$1.12 €1.09	+22.7%
Average			+70.6%

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pay 48.3% more for groceries

	Tulum	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 MX$35.50	$1.78 €1.73	+3.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 MX$64.01	$7.00 €6.79	+125.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 MX$103.70	$6.20 €6.01	+23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 MX$39.37	$3.76 €3.65	+97.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 MX$59.81	$4.89 €4.74	+68.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$1.07 €1.04	+19.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 MX$11.56	$0.92 €0.89	+64.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 MX$10.92	$0.89 €0.86	+68.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$13.01	$1.09 €1.06	+73.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MX$16.72	$0.73 €0.71	-10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.61	$0.78 €0.76	-2.6%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 54.6% more for transportation

	Tulum	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 MX$92.65	$7.15 €6.93	+59.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.51 €36.38
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,892.01 MX$307,243.10	$26,794.08 €25,984.66	+79.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.76 MX$283.89	$17.15 €16.63	+24.6%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 80.8% more for housing

	Tulum	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.76 MX$552.01	$29.46 €28.57	+10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.00 MX$11,739.25	$1,180.31 €1,144.66	+107.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$570.86 MX$11,777.65	$763.10 €740.04	+33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.47 MX$1,268.29	$167.26 €162.21	+172.1%
Average			+80.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Tulum	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$171.26 MX$3,533.30	$508.83 €493.46	+197.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,680.56 MX$55,303.76	$10,490.67 €10,173.76	+291.4%
Average			+244.2%

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pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tulum	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$5.36 €5.20	+96.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 MX$65.15	$1.53 €1.48	-51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 MX$76.81	$6.43 €6.24	+72.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.54 MX$836.38	$58.31 €56.55	+43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.42 MX$91.15	$10.72 €10.39	+142.6%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 88.5% more for clothing

	Tulum	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.86 MX$409.66	$65.43 €63.46	+229.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.78 MX$614.49	$30.74 €29.81	+3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	$77.17 €74.84	+15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	$102.32 €99.23	+106.1%
Average			+88.5%

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