Ankara vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ankara	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$408	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	96	31
😀 Quality of life	72	42
🏙️ Population	5.5M	116K

The cost of living in Ankara is 20% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6390th and 7072nd ($800 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 2095th and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Pattaya

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	Ankara	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.56%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7644	$8397

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$463
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$591
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$556
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$519
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$519
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$512
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$438
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$555
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$490
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$567
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$397
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$498
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$616
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$421
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$586
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$646
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$640
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$577
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$416
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$618
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$651
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$431
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$527
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$642
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$539
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$551
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$574
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$468
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$556
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$772

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509