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Mexicali vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Mexicali is 21.1% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 44.8% more in Mexicali
Groceries: pay 40.7% more in Mexicali
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Mexicali
Housing: pay 18.9% more in Mexicali
Childcare: pay 66.9% less in Mexicali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Mexicali
Clothing: pay 33.6% less in Mexicali

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

Mexicali vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.8% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Mexicali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$11.99 MX$217.94	+24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$6.51 MX$118.39	-22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$1.36 MX$24.66	+12.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$1.09 MX$19.73	+165.0%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 40.7% more for groceries

	Ankara	Mexicali
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$2.31 MX$41.93	+234.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$1.22 MX$22.20	-74.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$4.62 MX$84.03	+26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.74 MX$49.72	+17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$2.71 MX$49.23	+6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$0.74 MX$13.43	+6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.62 MX$11.19	-41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.62 MX$11.19	+2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$0.74 MX$13.43	+16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.62 MX$11.19	+108.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.62 MX$11.19	+146.2%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Mexicali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$4.92 MX$89.38	+11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$34.74 MX$631.41	+285.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$23,857.41 MX$433,598.87	-50.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$28.91 MX$525.35	+329.1%
Average			+143.8%

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pay 18.9% more for housing

	Ankara	Mexicali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$30.26 MX$550.01	+120.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$977.10 MX$17,758.32	+36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$271.42 MX$4,932.87	-47.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$41.03 MX$745.73	-34.0%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 66.9% less for childcare

	Ankara	Mexicali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$203.56 MX$3,699.65	-66.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$4,559.78 MX$82,872.14	-67.7%
Average			-66.9%

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Mexicali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$2.71 MX$49.33	-24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$3.39 MX$61.66	+5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$4.02 MX$73.01	+85.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$38.82 MX$705.54	-30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$4.07 MX$73.99	-36.7%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 33.6% less for clothing

	Ankara	Mexicali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$27.14 MX$493.29	-52.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$32.57 MX$591.94	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$76.00 MX$1,381.20	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$71.02 MX$1,290.77	-26.0%
Average			-33.6%

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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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