Bangkok vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$416	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	95
😀 Quality of life	74	76
🏙️ Population	5.68M	15.7M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 25% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 5822nd and 4347th ($941 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Turkey, respectively. Check Thailand vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 1221st and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Istanbul

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	Bangkok	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$17728

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899