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Izmir vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Izmir is 4.2% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 34.9% less in Izmir
Groceries: pay 28.6% less in Izmir
Transportation: pay 96.6% more in Izmir
Housing: pay 15.4% less in Izmir
Childcare: pay 39.6% more in Izmir
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% less in Izmir
Clothing: pay 14.5% less in Izmir

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

Izmir vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.9% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Izmir
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$7.22 TRY308.15	-33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$7.46 TRY318.42	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.27 TRY54.23	-26.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.47 TRY20.10	-63.9%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 28.6% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Izmir
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$0.78 TRY33.23	-70.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$5.40 TRY230.46	+7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$3.82 TRY163.00	-41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$2.49 TRY106.40	-4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$2.82 TRY120.56	-25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.76 TRY32.59	-44.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$1.20 TRY51.25	+50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.72 TRY30.95	-25.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.74 TRY31.53	-18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.32 TRY13.87	-66.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.25 TRY10.63	-75.0%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 96.6% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Izmir
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$4.64 TRY197.96	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$48.11 TRY2,054.30	+146.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$45,708.79 TRY1,951,586.80	+128.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$9.82 TRY419.08	+121.8%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 15.4% less for housing

	Mexico City	Izmir
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$14.59 TRY622.94	-52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$633.70 TRY27,056.50	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$459.17 TRY19,604.70	-32.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$61.51 TRY2,626.45	+64.6%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 39.6% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Izmir
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$621.67 TRY26,542.73	+44.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$14,704.79 TRY627,836.97	+34.9%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Izmir
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$3.61 TRY154.07	+10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$3.28 TRY140.03	-14.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$2.17 TRY92.44	-50.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$43.60 TRY1,861.71	-25.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$7.22 TRY308.15	+10.8%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 14.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Izmir
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$48.88 TRY2,086.98	-19.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$34.31 TRY1,464.77	-28.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$104.46 TRY4,459.92	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$101.65 TRY4,340.27	-8.3%
Average			-14.5%

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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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