Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 48.5% more expensive than Tulum.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Tulum, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
|
Tulum
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.94
MX$161.59
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
MX$21.30
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MX$18.62
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
|
Tulum
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
MX$35.01
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
MX$63.12
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.03
MX$102.27
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MX$38.82
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
MX$58.98
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$18.32
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MX$11.40
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MX$10.77
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.49
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.38
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 49.2% more for transportation
|
Tulum
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
MX$91.37
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,892.01
MX$302,980.26
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.76
MX$279.95
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
|
Tulum
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.76
MX$544.35
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.00
MX$11,576.37
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.86
MX$11,614.24
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.47
MX$1,250.69
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Tulum
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.26
MX$3,484.27
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,680.56
MX$54,536.45
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tulum
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
MX$64.25
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MX$75.75
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.54
MX$824.78
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
MX$89.88
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 95.5% more for clothing
|
Tulum
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.86
MX$403.97
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.78
MX$605.96
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
MX$1,363.41
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$49.64
MX$1,009.93
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
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