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Ciudad Juarez vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Ciudad Juarez is 15.9% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 29.3% more in Ciudad Juarez
Groceries: pay 85.0% more in Ciudad Juarez
Transportation: pay 90.9% more in Ciudad Juarez
Housing: pay 8.9% more in Ciudad Juarez
Childcare: pay 72.3% less in Ciudad Juarez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% more in Ciudad Juarez
Clothing: pay 34.2% less in Ciudad Juarez

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

Ciudad Juarez vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ciudad Juarez instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 29.3% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Ciudad Juarez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$8.12 MX$146.33	-15.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$10.56 MX$190.23	+25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$1.19 MX$21.46	-1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$0.86 MX$15.41	+108.8%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 85.0% more for groceries

	Ankara	Ciudad Juarez
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$2.30 MX$41.46	+233.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$5.69 MX$102.43	+18.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$6.15 MX$110.78	+67.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$1.78 MX$32.13	-23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$3.19 MX$57.52	+25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$1.06 MX$19.03	+51.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.66 MX$11.95	-36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$0.79 MX$14.16	+31.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$1.08 MX$19.47	+69.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.71 MX$12.83	+141.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$1.14 MX$20.58	+356.9%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 90.9% more for transportation

	Ankara	Ciudad Juarez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$4.68 MX$84.29	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$39.53 MX$712.14	+338.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$24,369.38 MX$438,987.57	-49.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$11.37 MX$204.86	+68.8%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 8.9% more for housing

	Ankara	Ciudad Juarez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$29.78 MX$536.54	+117.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$397.13 MX$7,153.87	-44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$252.72 MX$4,552.46	-50.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$70.75 MX$1,274.40	+13.8%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 72.3% less for childcare

	Ankara	Ciudad Juarez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$216.62 MX$3,902.11	-63.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$2,707.71 MX$48,776.40	-80.8%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Ciudad Juarez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$2.17 MX$39.02	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$3.18 MX$57.31	-1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$4.66 MX$83.90	+115.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$33.17 MX$597.51	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$5.42 MX$97.55	-15.9%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 34.2% less for clothing

	Ankara	Ciudad Juarez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$42.42 MX$764.16	-26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$78.52 MX$1,414.52	-24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$46.03 MX$829.20	-52.0%
Average			-34.2%

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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: December 2025

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