Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Germany

Berlin vs. Tulum Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 85.0% more expensive than Tulum.

Restaurants: pay 99.8% more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 53.4% more in Berlin
Transportation: pay 50.5% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Berlin
Childcare: pay 69.9% more in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.1% more in Berlin
Clothing: pay 69.2% more in Berlin

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

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Berlin vs. Tulum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.8% more for restaurants

	Tulum	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.34 MX$153.66	$16.80 €14.99	+101.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.34 MX$153.66	$13.44 €11.99	+61.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 MX$20.74	$3.44 €3.07	+205.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 MX$21.25	$3.10 €2.77	+168.7%
Average			+99.8%

Tulum vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.4% more for groceries

	Tulum	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 MX$37.22	$2.40 €2.14	+18.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.78 MX$51.22	$8.59 €7.67	+208.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 MX$112.67	$4.72 €4.21	-22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MX$35.65	$4.47 €3.99	+131.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MX$65.58	$5.44 €4.85	+52.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 MX$21.68	$1.61 €1.44	+36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MX$11.99	$0.90 €0.81	+38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$12.55	$1.52 €1.36	+123.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$12.78	$1.70 €1.51	+144.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.21	$0.94 €0.84	-9.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.23	$0.98 €0.87	+18.3%
Average			+53.4%

Tulum vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.5% more for transportation

	Tulum	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 MX$103.85	$8.66 €7.73	+53.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$70.54 €62.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$396K	$32,914.63 €29,380.19	+52.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.65 MX$417.14	$30.29 €27.04	+33.7%
Average			+50.5%

Tulum vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Tulum	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.99 MX$644.24	$48.20 €43.02	+37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$610.28 MX$11,237.77	$1,478.95 €1,320.13	+142.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.48 MX$9,952.50	$1,114.14 €994.50	+106.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.89 MX$1,507.99	$295.08 €263.40	+260.3%
Average			+134.4%

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pay 69.9% more for childcare

	Tulum	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.07 MX$4,862.55	$144.45 €128.93	-45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.12 MX$55,318.10	$15,853.22 €14,150.87	+427.7%
Average			+69.9%

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pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tulum	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 MX$55.22	$5.43 €4.85	+81.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.96 MX$72.99	$4.34 €3.87	+9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 MX$82.98	$10.53 €9.40	+133.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.77 MX$640.26	$40.06 €35.76	+15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$122.93	$15.68 €13.99	+134.8%
Average			+60.1%

Tulum vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 69.2% more for clothing

	Tulum	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.72 MX$768.31	$95.44 €85.19	+128.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.38 MX$614.65	$47.03 €41.98	+40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.36 MX$1,792.72	$104.60 €93.36	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.71 MX$1,099.53	$141.17 €126.01	+136.4%
Average			+69.2%

Tulum vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing

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