Ankara vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$501	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$753
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$635
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	97	89
😀 Quality of life	75	74
🏙️ Population	5.8M	5.68M

The cost of living in Ankara is 4% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 5311th and 5606th ($1033 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.6 months in Bangkok. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 1642nd and 2044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Bangkok

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	Ankara	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$6402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$3365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$2.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$16017

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$662
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$752
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$707
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$713
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$557
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$716
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$656
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$701
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$645
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$747
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$725
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$724
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$710
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$598
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$740
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$764
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$606
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$812
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$686
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$899
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$761
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$807
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$777
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$738
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$824
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$790
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$916
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$634
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$425
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$651
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$506
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$866

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610