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Ensenada vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Ensenada is 12.2% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% more in Ensenada
Groceries: pay 61.0% more in Ensenada
Transportation: pay 78.4% more in Ensenada
Housing: pay 23.3% more in Ensenada
Childcare: pay 69.4% less in Ensenada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% more in Ensenada
Clothing: pay 31.6% less in Ensenada

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Ensenada are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Ensenada. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Ensenada.

Ensenada vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ensenada instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 2.2% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Ensenada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY308.68	$7.45 MX$153.62	-14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY257.24	$5.96 MX$122.90	-18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY44.97	$1.03 MX$21.30	-18.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY17.84	$0.81 MX$16.71	+60.6%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 61.0% more for groceries

	Ankara	Ensenada
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY29.52	$2.06 MX$42.50	+146.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY163.07	$3.13 MX$64.52	-32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY138.06	$5.23 MX$107.93	+34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY59.48	$2.56 MX$52.88	+52.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY95.51	$1.78 MX$36.70	-34.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.21	$0.84 MX$17.34	+72.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY31.18	$0.63 MX$13.01	-28.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.07	$0.63 MX$13.01	+38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.16	$0.65 MX$13.32	+19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.75	$0.82 MX$16.88	+230.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.12	$0.62 MX$12.82	+170.6%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 78.4% more for transportation

	Ankara	Ensenada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY170.35	$4.44 MX$91.66	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY308.68	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,586,636.89	$17,374.02 MX$358,450.29	-61.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY191.17	$21.84 MX$450.62	+304.2%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 23.3% more for housing

	Ankara	Ensenada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY406.95	$24.56 MX$506.61	+113.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY20,964.04	$494.24 MX$10,196.84	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,129.49	$434.35 MX$8,961.26	+8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,877.75	$46.41 MX$957.57	-12.5%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 69.4% less for childcare

	Ankara	Ensenada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY17,764.43	$182.43 MX$3,763.73	-63.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY367,550.84	$2,591.21 MX$53,460.30	-75.1%
Average			-69.4%

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pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Ensenada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY123.47	$2.98 MX$61.45	-14.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY100.57	$2.65 MX$54.74	-6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY72.03	$3.65 MX$75.27	+79.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,447.29	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	+82.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY205.79	$3.97 MX$81.93	-31.7%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 31.6% less for clothing

	Ankara	Ensenada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,004.67	$34.69 MX$715.76	-38.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,612.22	$38.06 MX$785.18	-16.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,686.05	$73.36 MX$1,513.46	-29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,299.98	$54.60 MX$1,126.56	-41.5%
Average			-31.6%

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