Ankara vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$501	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$613
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	97	56
😀 Quality of life	75	66
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.2M

The cost of living in Ankara is 38% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 5311th and 7014th ($1033 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 18th 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 0.8 months in Chiang Mai. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Chiang Mai ranked 2nd in Thailand, while ranked 1642nd and 4952nd 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	$9.54	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$802
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	5.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$8.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$4.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$15185

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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 Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$675
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$601
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$549
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$610
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$656
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$968
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$591
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$564
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$555
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$616
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$721
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$534
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$616
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$617
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$996
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$794
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$968
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$583
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$839
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$809
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$787
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$617
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$583