Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

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Mexico vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 16.8% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 77.8% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 82.1% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 22.3% more in Mexico
Childcare: pay 59.5% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Mexico
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in Mexico

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

Mexico vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.5% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY319.60	$8.83 MX$175.97	+1.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY266.33	$7.25 MX$144.54	-0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY46.56	$1.11 MX$22.09	-12.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY18.47	$0.84 MX$16.65	+65.7%
Average			+13.5%

Ankara vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY30.57	$2.35 MX$46.90	+182.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY168.83	$3.62 MX$72.17	-21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY142.94	$5.17 MX$103.12	+32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY61.58	$2.18 MX$43.45	+29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY98.89	$3.12 MX$62.27	+15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.82	$1.08 MX$21.58	+122.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY32.28	$0.57 MX$11.30	-35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.64	$0.71 MX$14.08	+55.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.84	$0.70 MX$13.92	+29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.06	$0.81 MX$16.08	+226.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.41	$0.73 MX$14.63	+219.8%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 82.1% more for transportation

	Ankara	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY176.38	$4.48 MX$89.29	-6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY319.60	$26.30 MX$524.18	+201.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,642,742.80	$19,957.31 MX$397,739.13	-55.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY197.93	$15.63 MX$311.44	+189.2%
Average			+82.1%

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pay 22.3% more for housing

	Ankara	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY421.34	$26.71 MX$532.36	+132.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY21,705.36	$486.26 MX$9,690.97	-17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,629.13	$362.30 MX$7,220.41	-9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,944.15	$44.69 MX$890.61	-15.8%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 59.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY18,392.61	$205.12 MX$4,087.87	-59.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY380,548.00	$4,165.20 MX$83,010.34	-59.9%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY127.84	$2.16 MX$42.98	-38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY104.13	$2.84 MX$56.59	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY74.57	$3.78 MX$75.41	+85.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,498.47	$33.67 MX$670.96	-17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY213.07	$4.39 MX$87.50	-24.5%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Ankara	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,075.56	$45.84 MX$913.60	-19.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,669.23	$36.33 MX$724.02	-20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,816.40	$82.04 MX$1,635.01	-21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,416.67	$76.65 MX$1,527.53	-17.8%
Average			-19.6%

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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: March 2025

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