Ankara vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$570	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	96	7
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	5.8M	77.6K

The cost of living in Ankara is 10% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4905th and 5469th ($1118 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 2097th and 6129th 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	$9.47	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$14328

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866