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Tulum vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Tulum is 6.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% more in Tulum
Groceries: pay 62.1% more in Tulum
Transportation: pay 27.1% more in Tulum
Housing: pay 46.8% more in Tulum
Childcare: pay 70.1% less in Tulum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Tulum
Clothing: pay 45.5% less in Tulum

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

Tulum vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.3% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Tulum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY308.68	$7.94 MX$163.86	-9.0%
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	$1.05 MX$21.60	-17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY17.84	$0.92 MX$18.88	+81.5%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 62.1% more for groceries

	Ankara	Tulum
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY29.52	$1.72 MX$35.50	+106.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY163.07	$3.10 MX$64.01	-32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY138.06	$5.03 MX$103.70	+28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY59.48	$1.91 MX$39.37	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY95.51	$2.90 MX$59.81	+7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.21	$0.90 MX$18.58	+85.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY31.18	$0.56 MX$11.56	-36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.07	$0.53 MX$10.92	+16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.16	$0.63 MX$13.01	+16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.75	$0.81 MX$16.72	+227.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.12	$0.80 MX$16.61	+250.5%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 27.1% more for transportation

	Ankara	Tulum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY170.35	$4.49 MX$92.65	-6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY308.68	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,586,636.89	$14,892.01 MX$307,243.10	-66.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY191.17	$13.76 MX$283.89	+154.7%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 46.8% more for housing

	Ankara	Tulum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY406.95	$26.76 MX$552.01	+132.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY20,964.04	$569.00 MX$11,739.25	-4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,129.49	$570.86 MX$11,777.65	+42.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,877.75	$61.47 MX$1,268.29	+15.8%
Average			+46.8%

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pay 70.1% less for childcare

	Ankara	Tulum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY17,764.43	$171.26 MX$3,533.30	-65.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY367,550.84	$2,680.56 MX$55,303.76	-74.2%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Tulum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY123.47	$2.73 MX$56.33	-21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY100.57	$3.16 MX$65.15	+11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY72.03	$3.72 MX$76.81	+82.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,447.29	$40.54 MX$836.38	-0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY205.79	$4.42 MX$91.15	-24.0%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 45.5% less for clothing

	Ankara	Tulum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,004.67	$19.86 MX$409.66	-65.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,612.22	$29.78 MX$614.49	-34.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,686.05	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,299.98	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	-46.8%
Average			-45.5%

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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: January 2025

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