Antalya vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antalya	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1035	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$533	$315
🏘️ Family rent	$889	$547
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$802	$505
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	35	56
😀 Quality of life	67	65
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.2M

The cost of living in Antalya is 42% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 5306th and 6954th ($1035 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 19th 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 Antalya compared to 0.7 months in Chiang Mai. Antalya ranked 6th best city to live in Turkey vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 4691st and 5236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antalya vs Chiang Mai

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	Antalya	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.86	$2.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.13	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$716	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.33%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2951	$2210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1707	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.71	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.17	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.81	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.34	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.95	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$675	$643
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11210	$15195

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Cities near Antalya

Distance	City	Cost of living
62 km or 38 mi	Bucak	$669
96 km or 60 mi	Isparta	$546
97 km or 60 mi	Burdur	$618
123 km or 76 mi	Kas	$775
123 km or 76 mi	Alanya	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Fethiye	$846
172 km or 107 mi	Denizli	$557
191 km or 119 mi	Konya	$670
206 km or 128 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
209 km or 130 mi	Mugla	$799
216 km or 134 mi	Marmaris	$884
226 km or 140 mi	Karaman	$420
227 km or 141 mi	Rhodes	$1284
228 km or 142 mi	Usak	$699
238 km or 148 mi	Nazilli	$652
246 km or 153 mi	Mut	$634
273 km or 169 mi	Aydin	$595
284 km or 176 mi	Paphos	$1728
285 km or 177 mi	Salihli	$725
287 km or 178 mi	Kutahya	$612
291 km or 181 mi	Bodrum	$926
292 km or 182 mi	Tire	$686
293 km or 182 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
305 km or 189 mi	Eregli	$690
308 km or 191 mi	Nicosia	$1453
317 km or 197 mi	Turgutlu	$759
319 km or 198 mi	Eskisehir	$777
320 km or 199 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
321 km or 200 mi	Kusadasi	$770
323 km or 200 mi	Dali	$1420
323 km or 201 mi	Polatli	$780
326 km or 203 mi	Limassol	$2175
335 km or 208 mi	Aksaray	$838
340 km or 211 mi	Aradippou	$1275
345 km or 214 mi	Larnaca	$1587
346 km or 215 mi	Manisa	$760
349 km or 217 mi	Mersin	$820
354 km or 220 mi	Famagusta	$1376
355 km or 221 mi	Izmir	$1046
359 km or 223 mi	Bor	$754

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$667
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$581
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$534
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$614
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1152
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$577
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$578
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$540
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$599
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$666
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$519
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$635
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$601
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$958
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$774
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1139
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$529
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$558
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$812
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$787
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$724
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$607
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$560