Ankara vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ankara	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$408	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$1322
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	90
😀 Quality of life	72	66
🏙️ Population	5.5M	9.21M

The cost of living in Ankara is 38% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6390th and 4206th ($800 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th in Turkey and Mexico, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 2095th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Mexico City

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	Ankara	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.56%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7644	$10204

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$463
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$591
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$556
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$519
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$519
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$512
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$438
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$555
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$490
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$567
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$397
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$498
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$616
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$421
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$586
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$646
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$640
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$577
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$416
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$618
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$651
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$431
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$527
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$642
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$539
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$551
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$574
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$468
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$556
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$772

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$905
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$861
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$875
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$781
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$804
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$927
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$826
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$915
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$853
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$851
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$996
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$810
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$596
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$765
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$833
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$779
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$662
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$853
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$763
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$881