Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 20.3% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
|
pay 96.6% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
|
pay 39.0% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
|
pay 21.5% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
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