Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 22.8% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 31.1% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$8.83
MX$179.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$7.25
MX$147.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$1.11
MX$22.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 90.0% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$2.35
MX$47.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$3.62
MX$73.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$5.17
MX$105.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$2.18
MX$44.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$3.12
MX$63.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$1.08
MX$22.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$0.57
MX$11.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$0.71
MX$14.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$0.70
MX$14.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$0.81
MX$16.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.73
MX$14.94
|
|
pay 32.8% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$4.48
MX$91.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$26.30
MX$535.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$19,957.31
MX$406,034.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$15.63
MX$317.93
|
|
pay 38.6% more for housing
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$26.71
MX$543.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$486.26
MX$9,893.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$362.30
MX$7,371.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$44.69
MX$909.18
|
|
pay 44.7% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$205.12
MX$4,173.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$4,165.20
MX$84,741.61
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$2.16
MX$43.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$2.84
MX$57.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$3.78
MX$76.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$33.67
MX$684.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$4.39
MX$89.32
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$45.84
MX$932.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$36.33
MX$739.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$82.04
MX$1,669.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$76.65
MX$1,559.39
|
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