Ankara vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$487	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$461
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	96	31
😀 Quality of life	72	54
🏙️ Population	5.8M	120K

The cost of living in Ankara is 23% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5741st and 6518th ($959 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 0.6 months in Pattaya. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 1858th and 5997th 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	$9.62	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508