Ankara vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$487	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$718
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	96	7
😀 Quality of life	72	53
🏙️ Population	5.8M	77.6K

The cost of living in Ankara is 2% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5741st and 5827th ($959 vs $940) 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 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 1858th and 6063rd 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	$9.62	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810