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Tulum vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Tulum is 25.8% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% less in Tulum
Groceries: pay 17.3% more in Tulum
Transportation: pay 1.8% less in Tulum
Housing: pay 23.8% less in Tulum
Childcare: pay 72.5% less in Tulum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% less in Tulum
Clothing: pay 45.4% less in Tulum

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

Tulum vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.1% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Tulum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.01	$7.94 MX$163.86	-19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN35.88	$7.45 MX$153.62	-14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.43	$1.05 MX$21.60	-41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.41	$0.92 MX$18.88	-48.9%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 17.3% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Tulum
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.51	$1.72 MX$35.50	+58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN18.06	$3.10 MX$64.01	-28.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN15.73	$5.03 MX$103.70	+32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN12.53	$1.91 MX$39.37	-36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN10.52	$2.90 MX$59.81	+14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.88	$0.90 MX$18.58	+98.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN3.09	$0.56 MX$11.56	-24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.40	$0.53 MX$10.92	-35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.75	$0.63 MX$13.01	-54.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.72	$0.81 MX$16.72	+95.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.94	$0.80 MX$16.61	+71.9%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 1.8% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Tulum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN25.69	$4.49 MX$92.65	-27.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN112.77	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN127,318.12	$14,892.01 MX$307,243.10	-51.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.80	$13.76 MX$283.89	+73.8%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 23.8% less for housing

	Warsaw	Tulum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN71.23	$26.76 MX$552.01	+55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,433.50	$569.00 MX$11,739.25	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,448.57	$570.86 MX$11,777.65	-31.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN929.88	$61.47 MX$1,268.29	-72.6%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 72.5% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Tulum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN2,103.78	$171.26 MX$3,533.30	-66.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN52,115.37	$2,680.56 MX$55,303.76	-78.7%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Tulum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.38	$2.73 MX$56.33	-26.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN15.17	$3.16 MX$65.15	-13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN19.73	$3.72 MX$76.81	-21.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN175.03	$40.54 MX$836.38	-4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN35.88	$4.42 MX$91.15	-49.0%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 45.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Tulum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN370.57	$19.86 MX$409.66	-77.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN172.16	$29.78 MX$614.49	-28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN365.90	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN423.29	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	-51.4%
Average			-45.4%

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