Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 16.2% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.9% less in Turkey
Groceries: pay 45.3% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 10.9% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 21.7% less in Turkey
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Turkey

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

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Turkey vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkey instead of Mexico, you would:

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pay 22.9% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.46 MX$193.35	$7.80 TRY386.28	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.03 MX$166.91	$8.25 TRY408.38	-8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 MX$26.47	$1.28 TRY63.31	-10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.32	$0.44 TRY22.00	-57.5%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 45.3% less for groceries

	Mexico	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 MX$50.21	$0.96 TRY47.63	-64.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 MX$79.55	$4.58 TRY226.89	+6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 MX$114.55	$3.74 TRY185.39	-39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 MX$47.12	$2.15 TRY106.63	-15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.66 MX$67.67	$1.91 TRY94.53	-47.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$23.98	$0.80 TRY39.56	-38.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$12.93	$0.86 TRY42.40	+22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$17.44	$0.46 TRY22.93	-50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 MX$15.45	$0.55 TRY27.10	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$0.23 TRY11.59	-74.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.80	$0.19 TRY9.29	-79.3%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 10.9% more for transportation

	Mexico	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 MX$102.60	$5.08 TRY251.45	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.03 MX$555.39	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	+7.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,794.64 MX$403K	$43,081.17 TRY2M	+97.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 MX$372.17	$8.30 TRY410.92	-58.8%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 21.7% less for housing

	Mexico	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.02 MX$555.11	$13.65 TRY675.87	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	-25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	-21.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.08 MX$907.55	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	+4.2%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Mexico	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	+148.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,712.49 MX$106K	$13,566.63 TRY672K	+137.5%
Average			+142.8%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 MX$48.58	$3.02 TRY149.34	+14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.45 MX$63.89	$3.43 TRY169.90	-0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.64 MX$85.88	$2.16 TRY106.77	-53.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.21 MX$725.11	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	+36.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.46 MX$100.90	$5.91 TRY292.72	+8.3%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Mexico	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.67 MX$789.09	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	-8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	-8.4%
Average			-10.5%

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