Ankara vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$439	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$742
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	96	7
😀 Quality of life	73	53
🏙️ Population	5.8M	77.6K

The cost of living in Ankara is 8% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6106th and 5798th ($907 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 1608th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Phuket

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	Ankara	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$13132

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892