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Playa del Carmen vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 36.2% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 78.5% more in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 83.0% more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 42.4% more in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 64.0% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% more in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Playa del Carmen

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

Playa del Carmen vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Playa del Carmen instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 78.5% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY419.75	$11.90 MX$205.36	+23.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY367.28	$10.83 MX$186.98	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY52.70	$1.62 MX$28.03	+34.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.87	$1.34 MX$23.17	+227.5%
Average			+78.5%

Ankara vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.0% more for groceries

	Ankara	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.11	$1.98 MX$34.14	+186.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY209.79	$4.33 MX$74.79	-9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY160.02	$5.50 MX$94.92	+49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY101.20	$2.27 MX$39.14	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY111.09	$3.76 MX$64.90	+47.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.40	$1.30 MX$22.37	+85.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY45.84	$0.64 MX$11.11	-38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.17	$0.90 MX$15.48	+49.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.74	$0.94 MX$16.18	+47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.87	$0.85 MX$14.70	+188.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.90	$1.02 MX$17.67	+309.4%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY192.34	$5.02 MX$86.74	+13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY393.51	$27.08 MX$467.45	+200.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$31,003.27 MX$535K	-35.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY293.82	$25.93 MX$447.60	+284.8%
Average			+115.8%

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pay 42.4% more for housing

	Ankara	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY598.58	$30.51 MX$526.66	+122.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,290.19	$1,072.23 MX$18,510.56	+49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,361.50	$484.68 MX$8,367.32	-5.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,710.59	$64.40 MX$1,111.78	+3.6%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 64.0% less for childcare

	Ankara	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,193.80	$204.43 MX$3,529.23	-66.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY615K	$5,361.26 MX$92,554.71	-62.0%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY157.40	$3.12 MX$53.86	-13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY140.55	$3.46 MX$59.74	+7.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY94.44	$4.17 MX$71.99	+92.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,438.53	$60.49 MX$1,044.34	+8.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY280.71	$4.98 MX$86.05	-22.6%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Ankara	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,499.94	$43.98 MX$759.24	-23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,986.61	$41.89 MX$723.12	-8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,543.76	$75.82 MX$1,308.85	-27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,185.12	$88.61 MX$1,529.81	-7.7%
Average			-16.6%

Ankara vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2026

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