Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 54.3% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 65.7% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.97
|
$10.14
MX$186.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY196.67
|
$8.52
MX$156.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.77
|
$1.35
MX$24.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.70
|
$1.02
MX$18.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.41
|
$2.68
MX$49.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY115.22
|
$4.17
MX$76.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.57
|
$5.88
MX$108.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.27
|
$2.68
MX$49.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.76
|
$3.49
MX$64.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.94
|
$1.32
MX$24.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.99
|
$0.63
MX$11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.28
|
$0.79
MX$14.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.35
|
$0.77
MX$14.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
$0.90
MX$16.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.51
|
$0.78
MX$14.28
|
|
pay 48.3% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY146.30
|
$5.33
MX$98.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY609.72
|
$28.94
MX$532.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,095.05
|
$22,778.21
MX$419,428.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY211.50
|
$17.39
MX$320.22
|
|
pay 78.0% more for housing
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY337.81
|
$33.11
MX$609.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,944.76
|
$599.68
MX$11,042.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,654.33
|
$424.66
MX$7,819.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,405.27
|
$54.94
MX$1,011.61
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,004.40
|
$230.47
MX$4,243.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY190,539.50
|
$4,822.04
MX$88,791.09
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.95
|
$2.57
MX$47.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.70
|
$3.35
MX$61.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.27
|
$4.34
MX$79.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,064.03
|
$38.86
MX$715.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY143.10
|
$5.22
MX$96.14
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,467.18
|
$54.74
MX$1,007.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.05
|
$42.64
MX$785.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,590.92
|
$96.11
MX$1,769.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,379.33
|
$90.93
MX$1,674.27
|
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