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Monterrey vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 42.2% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 37.9% more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 99.2% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Monterrey
Housing: pay 80.3% more in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 35.1% less in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% more in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in Monterrey

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

Monterrey vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.9% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY308.68	$12.41 MX$256.04	+42.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY257.24	$7.45 MX$153.62	+2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY44.97	$1.32 MX$27.18	+3.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY17.84	$1.02 MX$21.14	+103.2%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 99.2% more for groceries

	Ankara	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY29.52	$2.48 MX$51.12	+197.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY163.07	$4.82 MX$99.48	+4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY138.06	$5.80 MX$119.72	+48.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY59.48	$2.62 MX$53.95	+55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY95.51	$3.94 MX$81.36	+46.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.21	$1.30 MX$26.72	+166.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY31.18	$0.54 MX$11.21	-38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.07	$0.75 MX$15.39	+64.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.16	$0.80 MX$16.56	+48.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.75	$0.91 MX$18.71	+266.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.12	$0.76 MX$15.73	+232.1%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY170.35	$4.63 MX$95.58	-3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY308.68	$42.19 MX$870.52	+383.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,586,636.89	$22,338.02 MX$460,864.66	-50.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY191.17	$9.43 MX$194.59	+74.6%
Average			+101.0%

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pay 80.3% more for housing

	Ankara	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY406.95	$29.26 MX$603.60	+154.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY20,964.04	$874.43 MX$18,040.68	+47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,129.49	$618.73 MX$12,765.22	+54.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,877.75	$87.13 MX$1,797.58	+64.2%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 35.1% less for childcare

	Ankara	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY17,764.43	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	-37.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY367,550.84	$6,974.43 MX$143,892.19	-32.9%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY123.47	$2.48 MX$51.21	-28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY100.57	$3.22 MX$66.48	+13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY72.03	$3.97 MX$81.93	+95.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,447.29	$40.33 MX$832.05	-1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY205.79	$5.96 MX$122.90	+2.4%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Ankara	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,004.67	$52.35 MX$1,080.09	-7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,612.22	$41.13 MX$848.50	-9.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,686.05	$91.18 MX$1,881.14	-12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,299.98	$105.17 MX$2,169.84	+12.8%
Average			-4.2%

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