Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 33.5% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.5% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 26.3% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 61.8% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 7.8% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 15.1% more in Mexico City

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and childcare in Mexico City are more expensive than in Turkey. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Turkey, you would:

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pay 31.5% more for restaurants

	Turkey	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.91 TRY253.13	$9.93 MX$197.86	+43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.91 TRY253.17	$7.45 MX$148.40	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 TRY43.01	$1.08 MX$21.51	-8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 TRY15.50	$0.77 MX$15.40	+82.7%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Turkey	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 TRY37.19	$2.45 MX$48.87	+141.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.97 TRY182.08	$4.87 MX$96.99	-2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 TRY115.44	$5.51 MX$109.75	+74.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 TRY51.22	$2.18 MX$43.50	+56.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 TRY87.83	$3.57 MX$71.16	+48.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY13.55	$1.22 MX$24.35	+230.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 TRY31.97	$0.67 MX$13.34	-23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 TRY15.24	$0.80 MX$15.92	+92.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 TRY18.67	$0.83 MX$16.49	+62.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.08	$0.85 MX$16.96	+243.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 TRY7.79	$0.83 MX$16.49	+289.1%
Average			+110.3%

Turkey vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.3% less for transportation

	Turkey	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 TRY161.15	$4.64 MX$92.41	+5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.27 TRY705.82	$17.87 MX$356.15	-7.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,819.35 TRY1,641,791.15	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	-58.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.29 TRY230.51	$3.47 MX$69.25	-44.8%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 61.8% more for housing

	Turkey	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.31 TRY414.17	$24.38 MX$485.87	+115.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.81 TRY16,220.83	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	+101.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$336.49 TRY12,326.16	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	+61.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.46 TRY1,628.73	$30.31 MX$604.09	-31.8%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 7.8% more for childcare

	Turkey	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$408.60 TRY14,967.41	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	-6.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,892.93 TRY252,496.86	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	+22.3%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.54 TRY93.13	$2.73 MX$54.41	+7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 TRY96.02	$3.01 MX$59.91	+14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 TRY70.00	$3.92 MX$78.15	+105.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.34 TRY1,331.12	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	+47.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 TRY186.85	$4.96 MX$98.93	-2.7%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

	Turkey	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.74 TRY1,565.67	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	+31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.74 TRY1,492.53	$41.06 MX$818.29	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.38 TRY3,237.46	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	+4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.39 TRY2,724.97	$91.93 MX$1,832.11	+23.6%
Average			+15.1%

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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: March 2025

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