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Peru

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Tulum vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Tulum is 9.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% more in Tulum
Groceries: pay 14.2% more in Tulum
Transportation: pay 5.0% less in Tulum
Housing: pay 20.3% more in Tulum
Childcare: pay 41.8% less in Tulum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% more in Tulum
Clothing: pay 9.7% less in Tulum

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

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Tulum vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.3% more for restaurants

	Lima	Tulum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$8.34 MX$154.32	+91.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$8.34 MX$154.32	+20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$1.13 MX$20.83	+3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.15 MX$21.34	+82.3%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 14.2% more for groceries

	Lima	Tulum
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$2.02 MX$37.38	-21.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$2.78 MX$51.44	-38.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$6.12 MX$113.15	+0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$1.94 MX$35.80	-33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$3.56 MX$65.86	+32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.18 MX$21.78	+29.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.65 MX$12.05	+36.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.68 MX$12.60	+7.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$0.69 MX$12.83	+2.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$1.04 MX$19.29	+149.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.83 MX$15.29	+106.5%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 5.0% less for transportation

	Lima	Tulum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$5.64 MX$104.30	-11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$22.65 MX$418.92	+12.3%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 20.3% more for housing

	Lima	Tulum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$34.99 MX$647.00	+27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$610.28 MX$11,285.86	-16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$540.48 MX$9,995.09	+60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$81.89 MX$1,514.44	+47.8%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 41.8% less for childcare

	Lima	Tulum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$264.07 MX$4,883.36	+47.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$3,004.12 MX$55,554.83	-77.1%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Tulum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$3.00 MX$55.45	+14.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$3.96 MX$73.30	+22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$4.51 MX$83.33	-21.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$34.77 MX$643.00	+7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$6.68 MX$123.46	-8.0%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 9.7% less for clothing

	Lima	Tulum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$41.72 MX$771.59	-21.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$33.38 MX$617.28	-4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$97.36 MX$1,800.39	+16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$59.71 MX$1,104.24	-24.3%
Average			-9.7%

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