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Tulum vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Tulum is 24.4% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 44.3% more in Tulum
Groceries: pay 10.5% less in Tulum
Transportation: pay 32.7% more in Tulum
Housing: pay 60.7% more in Tulum
Childcare: pay 34.3% less in Tulum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.4% more in Tulum
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Tulum

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

Tulum vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tulum instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 44.3% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Tulum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$9.91 MX$178.58	+98.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$7.04 MX$126.82	+0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.26 MX$22.72	+35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$1.30 MX$23.45	+42.5%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 10.5% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Tulum
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.19 MX$21.46	-27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$2.71 MX$48.78	-59.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$5.56 MX$100.17	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$1.90 MX$34.14	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$3.07 MX$55.24	+52.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$0.98 MX$17.70	-45.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.65 MX$11.79	-26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.66 MX$11.95	-65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.64 MX$11.50	-13.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.98 MX$17.61	+11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$1.00 MX$17.97	+85.8%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 32.7% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Tulum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$5.03 MX$90.62	+16.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$21,661.67 MX$390,211.18	-55.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$21.51 MX$387.48	+137.6%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 60.7% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Tulum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$32.14 MX$578.93	+51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$729.05 MX$13,133.04	+51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$704.00 MX$12,681.86	+157.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$69.13 MX$1,245.38	-16.7%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 34.3% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Tulum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$265.36 MX$4,780.09	-9.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$2,924.33 MX$52,678.51	-59.1%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 74.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Tulum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$2.98 MX$53.76	+147.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$3.69 MX$66.42	+45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$4.28 MX$77.07	+128.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$33.85 MX$609.70	-18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$6.36 MX$114.62	+69.7%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Tulum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$27.08 MX$487.76	+5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$32.49 MX$585.32	+39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$81.23 MX$1,463.29	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$46.57 MX$838.95	-22.6%
Average			+3.5%

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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: December 2025

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