Mexico vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

Mexico Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$786
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1911
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$354
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$401
💸 GDP per capita
$10046
$9661
😃 Human freedom index
6.6
5.71
❤️ Life expectancy
70.1
75.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
36
🌐 English speaking %
13%
15%
🎓 Higher education
90
78
😀 Quality of life
42
51
🏙️ Population
125M
84.7M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($786) is 46% more expensive than in Turkey ($540). Mexico ranked 111th vs 166th for Turkey in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico compared to 0.7 months in Turkey. Ranked 118th and 79th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Mexico and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 144 and 128 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Mexico Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.83
$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.37
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.16
 Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$8.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1382
$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$977
$743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.3
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$4.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$5.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$8.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$1.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$2.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.46
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4365
$4410

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1045
9.21M
Tijuana
$1015
1.96M
Zapopan
$884
1.48M
Ciudad Juarez
$777
1.32M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$814
1.93M
Guadalajara
$892
1.46M
Monterrey
$1002
1.14M
Leon
$714
1.58M
Aguascalientes
$614
934K
Puebla
$730
1.43M
Saltillo
$824
864K
San Luis Potosi
$813
773K
Chihuahua
$721
878K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$670
1.08M
Naucalpan
$803
872K
Hermosillo
$758
856K
Mexicali
$747
1.03M
Cancun
$951
889K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$640
531K
Torreon
$672
717K
Merida
$865
892K
Queretaro
$796
626K
Culiacan
$691
808K
Irapuato
$574
593K
Reynosa
$664
589K
Tlalnepantla
$790
653K
Tlaquepaque
$673
664K
Guadalupe
$770
692K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$858
443K
Mazatlan
$924
501K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$880
15.5M
Ankara
$565
5.5M
Izmir
$582
4.32M
Bursa
$586
2.9M
Antalya
$801
2.43M
Urfa
$284
1.99M
Kocaeli
$438
1.95M
Gaziantep
$398
2.03M
Konya
$401
2.23M
Mersin
$504
1.81M
Kayseri
$490
1.39M
Adana
$384
1.77M
Diyarbakir
$274
1.73M
Samsun
$425
1.34M
Eskisehir
$410
871K
Denizli
$370
1.03M
Trabzon
$352
808K
Erzurum
$377
768K
Manisa
$430
357K
Gebze
$339
371K
Sivas
$278
378K
Elazig
$275
422K
Aksaray
$363
315K
Kahramanmaras
$318
444K
Balikesir
$385
332K
Malatya
$343
426K
Izmit
$253
363K
Afyonkarahisar
$335
300K
Antakya
$338
378K
Kutahya
$347
267K