Ankara vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$487	$291
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$597
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$680
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	56
😀 Quality of life	72	64
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.2M

The cost of living in Ankara is 39% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 5741st and 6939th ($959 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 19th in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1 months in Chiang Mai. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 1858th and 4535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Chiang Mai

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	Ankara	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$2045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$14196

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$633
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$610
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$660
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$650
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$705
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1163
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$543
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$625
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$778
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$661
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$595
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$628
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$941
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1161
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$781
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$752
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$656
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$632
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$579