Bangkok vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$424	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$659
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	89	22
😀 Quality of life	75	46
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.99M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 45% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 5912th and 7336th ($958 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th in Thailand and Turkey, respectively. Check Thailand vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1 months in Urfa. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Urfa ranked 60th in Turkey, while ranked 1890th and 6966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Urfa

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	Bangkok	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	41.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$1896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$1.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$1.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$8570

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$625
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$693
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$610
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$612
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$602
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$587
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$483
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$627
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$582
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$600
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$622
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$559
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$535
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$530
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$544
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$587
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$464
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$619
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$624
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$337
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$543
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$552
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$591
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$659
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$623
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$647
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$596
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$402
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$438
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$623
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$591
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$791