Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 80.8% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 42.5% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 67.8% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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