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Ankara vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 1.4% more expensive than Puerto Vallarta.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 31.3% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 23.0% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 40.4% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 61.2% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 17.1% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Puerto Vallarta, you would:

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pay 24.4% less for restaurants

	Puerto Vallarta	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$8.72 TRY308.68	-12.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.19 MX$168.98	$7.27 TRY257.24	-11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 MX$33.85	$1.27 TRY44.97	-22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 MX$21.67	$0.50 TRY17.84	-52.0%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 31.3% less for groceries

	Puerto Vallarta	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 MX$51.94	$0.83 TRY29.52	-66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 MX$83.77	$4.61 TRY163.07	+13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 MX$114.01	$3.90 TRY138.06	-29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.96 MX$40.36	$1.68 TRY59.48	-14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 MX$63.00	$2.70 TRY95.51	-11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$20.43	$0.49 TRY17.21	-50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MX$13.23	$0.88 TRY31.18	+37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MX$14.77	$0.45 TRY16.07	-36.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.62	$0.54 TRY19.16	-36.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MX$17.78	$0.25 TRY8.75	-71.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 MX$21.70	$0.23 TRY8.12	-78.2%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 23.0% more for transportation

	Puerto Vallarta	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.53 MX$93.37	$4.81 TRY170.35	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 MX$204.83	$8.72 TRY308.68	-12.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	$44,845.33 TRY1,586,636.89	+173.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.59 MX$465.99	$5.40 TRY191.17	-76.1%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 40.4% less for housing

	Puerto Vallarta	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.18 MX$643.39	$11.50 TRY406.95	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$949.03 MX$19,579.77	$592.54 TRY20,964.04	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$639.81 MX$13,200.07	$399.36 TRY14,129.49	-37.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	$53.07 TRY1,877.75	-23.3%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 61.2% more for childcare

	Puerto Vallarta	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$339.21 MX$6,998.32	$502.10 TRY17,764.43	+48.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	$10,388.60 TRY367,550.84	+74.4%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Vallarta	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 MX$40.97	$3.49 TRY123.47	+75.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 MX$68.49	$2.84 TRY100.57	-14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$2.04 TRY72.03	-48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.78 MX$634.97	$40.91 TRY1,447.29	+32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 MX$153.62	$5.82 TRY205.79	-21.9%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

	Puerto Vallarta	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.57 MX$1,228.97	$56.66 TRY2,004.67	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.51 MX$691.30	$45.57 TRY1,612.22	+36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	$104.18 TRY3,686.05	+11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	$93.27 TRY3,299.98	+25.3%
Average			+17.1%

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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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