Ankara vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$501	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	97	31
😀 Quality of life	75	59
🏙️ Population	5.8M	120K

The cost of living in Ankara is 23% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5311th and 6606th ($1033 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 0.6 months in Pattaya. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 1642nd and 6029th 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	$9.54	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$13971

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508