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Bursa vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Bursa is 2.8% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% less in Bursa
Groceries: pay 40.5% less in Bursa
Transportation: pay 82.5% more in Bursa
Housing: pay 27.5% less in Bursa
Childcare: pay 37.9% more in Bursa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% less in Bursa
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Bursa

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

Bursa vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Bursa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$186.00	$9.62 TRY421.77	-11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$151.13	$7.46 TRY326.87	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$29.67	$0.98 TRY43.11	-43.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.34	$0.36 TRY15.82	-72.3%
Average			-35.6%

Mexico City vs. Bursa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Bursa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$44.98	$0.53 TRY23.20	-79.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$86.35	$5.13 TRY224.77	+1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$112.02	$3.33 TRY146.14	-49.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$44.66	$1.93 TRY84.49	-26.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$65.18	$2.40 TRY105.21	-36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.46	$0.61 TRY26.77	-55.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.71	$1.01 TRY44.18	+26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$16.68	$0.57 TRY24.86	-41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.53	$0.59 TRY25.82	-35.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.42	$0.29 TRY12.91	-69.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.03	$0.20 TRY8.68	-80.1%
Average			-40.5%

Mexico City vs. Bursa - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Bursa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$88.02	$4.65 TRY203.99	-9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$334.81	$40.90 TRY1,792.53	+109.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$343K	$50,472.12 TRY2M	+152.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$75.81	$7.89 TRY345.85	+78.3%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 27.5% less for housing

	Mexico City	Bursa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$529.97	$12.63 TRY553.58	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,488.71	$449.07 TRY19,682.69	-58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,603.05	$356.85 TRY15,640.71	-47.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$640.10	$57.90 TRY2,537.97	+55.0%
Average			-27.5%

Mexico City vs. Bursa - Cost of housing

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pay 37.9% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Bursa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,373.69	$585.39 TRY25,657.79	+36.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$187K	$15,236.26 TRY668K	+39.8%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Bursa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$55.80	$2.23 TRY97.53	-31.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$65.34	$3.01 TRY131.80	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$74.40	$2.17 TRY94.90	-50.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,001.32	$52.93 TRY2,319.75	-9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$111.60	$7.22 TRY316.33	+10.8%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Bursa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,044.15	$43.30 TRY1,897.97	-28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$823.68	$52.12 TRY2,284.60	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,811.27	$94.73 TRY4,151.82	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,900.19	$72.17 TRY3,163.29	-34.9%
Average			-16.4%

Mexico City vs. Bursa - 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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