Istanbul vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$649	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	76	67
🏙️ Population	15.7M	9.21M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 8% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4347th and 4604th ($1248 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Turkey and Mexico, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 850th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Mexico City

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	Istanbul	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$9034

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804