Ankara vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$439	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$613
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$91.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$627
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	52
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.2M

The cost of living in Ankara is 22% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 6106th and 6705th ($907 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 18th in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.8 months in Chiang Mai. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 1608th and 4766th 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	$8.47	$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$2266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$13977

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$655
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$612
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$617
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$783
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$919
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1168
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$599
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$555
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$613
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$626
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$792
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$588
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$623
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$994
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$787
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1151
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$549
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$593
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$800
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$773
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$676
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$625
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$583