Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 2.2 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
$6.95
MX$116.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
$1.06
MX$17.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
$0.78
MX$13.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
$2.09
MX$35.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
$4.43
MX$74.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
$5.45
MX$91.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
$2.15
MX$36.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
$3.19
MX$53.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
$1.21
MX$20.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
$0.62
MX$10.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
$0.71
MX$11.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
$0.76
MX$12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
$0.78
MX$13.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
$0.73
MX$12.32
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
$4.92
MX$82.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
$17.77
MX$298.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
$22,067.99
MX$370,309.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
$5.52
MX$92.58
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
$28.01
MX$469.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
$826.42
MX$13,867.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
$480.11
MX$8,056.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
$40.24
MX$675.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
$377.91
MX$6,341.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
$8,870.11
MX$148,843.94
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
$2.76
MX$46.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
$2.89
MX$48.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
$3.86
MX$64.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
$49.94
MX$838.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
$4.97
MX$83.32
|
|
pay 76.3% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
$56.86
MX$954.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
$37.51
MX$629.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
$92.48
MX$1,551.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
$95.13
MX$1,596.25
|
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