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Guadalajara vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Guadalajara is 24.5% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 38.2% more in Guadalajara
Groceries: pay 81.9% more in Guadalajara
Transportation: pay 78.7% more in Guadalajara
Housing: pay 11.8% more in Guadalajara
Childcare: pay 42.8% less in Guadalajara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% more in Guadalajara
Clothing: pay 1.7% less in Guadalajara

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

Guadalajara vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guadalajara instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 38.2% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Guadalajara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$10.86 MX$197.31	+12.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$8.14 MX$147.99	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$1.45 MX$26.42	+20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$0.91 MX$16.61	+123.0%
Average			+38.2%

Ankara vs. Guadalajara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.9% more for groceries

	Ankara	Guadalajara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$2.56 MX$46.51	+270.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$4.92 MX$89.44	+2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$5.67 MX$103.04	+54.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.35 MX$42.63	+1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$3.65 MX$66.29	+43.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$1.22 MX$22.09	+74.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.69 MX$12.45	-34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.89 MX$16.10	+47.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$0.70 MX$12.74	+10.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.83 MX$15.15	+182.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.87 MX$15.86	+249.0%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 78.7% more for transportation

	Ankara	Guadalajara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$5.15 MX$93.52	+16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$27.14 MX$493.29	+200.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$24,427.38 MX$443,957.89	-49.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$16.61 MX$301.81	+146.5%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 11.8% more for housing

	Ankara	Guadalajara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$27.51 MX$499.98	+100.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$756.57 MX$13,750.36	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$491.61 MX$8,934.85	-4.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$28.09 MX$510.58	-54.8%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 42.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Guadalajara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$220.52 MX$4,007.95	-63.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$10,947.81 MX$198,972.06	-22.4%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Guadalajara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$2.17 MX$39.46	-39.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$3.49 MX$63.48	+8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$4.61 MX$83.86	+113.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$35.43 MX$643.84	-36.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$5.21 MX$94.73	-19.0%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 1.7% less for clothing

	Ankara	Guadalajara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$56.01 MX$1,017.88	-2.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$46.85 MX$851.46	+2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$103.97 MX$1,889.67	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$89.03 MX$1,618.01	-7.2%
Average			-1.7%

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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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