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Rome vs. Tulum Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 59.4% more expensive than Tulum.

Restaurants: pay 71.5% more in Rome
Groceries: pay 34.2% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 42.0% more in Rome
Housing: pay 74.8% more in Rome
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.1% more in Rome
Clothing: pay 34.7% more in Rome

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

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Rome vs. Tulum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.5% more for restaurants

	Tulum	Rome
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	$11.20 €9.99	+34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 MX$20.74	$2.96 €2.64	+162.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 MX$21.25	$1.48 €1.32	+28.3%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 34.2% more for groceries

	Tulum	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 MX$37.22	$2.22 €1.99	+10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.78 MX$51.22	$7.42 €6.63	+166.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 MX$112.67	$6.49 €5.79	+6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MX$35.65	$4.66 €4.16	+140.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MX$65.58	$5.66 €5.05	+58.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 MX$21.68	$1.17 €1.05	-0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MX$11.99	$1.05 €0.94	+61.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$12.55	$1.09 €0.97	+59.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$12.78	$1.07 €0.96	+54.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.21	$0.64 €0.57	-38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.23	$0.72 €0.64	-13.3%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 42.0% more for transportation

	Tulum	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 MX$103.85	$8.04 €7.18	+42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.19 €34.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$396K	$35,551.60 €31,734.00	+65.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.65 MX$417.14	$20.16 €17.99	-11.0%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 74.8% more for housing

	Tulum	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.99 MX$644.24	$31.87 €28.44	-8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$610.28 MX$11,237.77	$1,208.81 €1,079.00	+98.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.48 MX$9,952.50	$873.39 €779.61	+61.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.89 MX$1,507.99	$157.13 €140.26	+91.9%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Tulum	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.07 MX$4,862.55	$487.21 €434.89	+84.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.12 MX$55,318.10	$16,862.20 €15,051.50	+461.3%
Average			+221.8%

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pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tulum	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 MX$55.22	$5.60 €5.00	+86.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.96 MX$72.99	$2.07 €1.85	-47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 MX$82.98	$7.28 €6.50	+61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.77 MX$640.26	$65.43 €58.41	+88.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$122.93	$11.20 €9.99	+67.7%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 34.7% more for clothing

	Tulum	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.72 MX$768.31	$71.31 €63.65	+70.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.38 MX$614.65	$36.31 €32.41	+8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.36 MX$1,792.72	$83.63 €74.65	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.71 MX$1,099.53	$123.17 €109.94	+106.3%
Average			+34.7%

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