Ankara vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ankara	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2631	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$495	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.4	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$921	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	97	31
😀 Quality of life	74	59
🏙️ Population	5.8M	120K

The cost of living in Ankara is 18% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5466th and 6471st ($1027 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 0.6 months in Pattaya. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 2214th and 6065th 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	$9.31	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.29%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1151	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.75	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$648	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16166	$12044

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$676
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$755
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$730
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$705
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$708
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$552
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$746
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$662
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$766
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$670
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$748
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$807
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$765
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$681
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$543
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$734
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$806
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$601
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$836
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$702
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$945
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$769
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$828
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$675
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$867
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$817
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$769
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$684
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$988
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$671
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$529
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$894

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514