Gaziantep vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaziantep	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1465	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$233	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	30	31
😀 Quality of life	51	59
🏙️ Population	1.68M	120K

The cost of living in Gaziantep is 35% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8222nd and 6471st ($571 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 104th and 4th in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Gaziantep compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Gaziantep ranked 36th best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6653rd and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaziantep vs Pattaya

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	Gaziantep	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.57	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.6	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.54%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1055	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$685	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.55	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.38	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.83	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.6	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$2.74	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5737	$12044

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Cities near Gaziantep

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Nizip	$591
46 km or 28 mi	Kilis	$585
67 km or 42 mi	Islahiye	$539
70 km or 43 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
81 km or 51 mi	Hassa	$547
99 km or 61 mi	Aleppo	$524
101 km or 62 mi	Osmaniye	$344
111 km or 69 mi	Adiyaman	$654
115 km or 71 mi	Reyhanli	$597
119 km or 74 mi	Kadirli	$560
125 km or 78 mi	Urfa	$625
132 km or 82 mi	Iskenderun	$569
139 km or 87 mi	Ceyhan	$600
143 km or 89 mi	Idlib	$552
145 km or 90 mi	Akcakale	$599
145 km or 90 mi	Kozan	$621
146 km or 91 mi	Antakya	$622
166 km or 103 mi	Malatya	$598
166 km or 103 mi	Samandag	$618
183 km or 114 mi	Adana	$761
192 km or 119 mi	Raqqa	$492
212 km or 132 mi	Viransehir	$597
221 km or 137 mi	Tarsus	$721
222 km or 138 mi	Hama	$446
223 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
238 km or 148 mi	Ceylanpinar	$593
240 km or 149 mi	Elazig	$595
240 km or 149 mi	Talas	$675
248 km or 154 mi	Mersin	$830
249 km or 155 mi	Kayseri	$702
258 km or 160 mi	Derik	$580
259 km or 161 mi	Nigde	$769
265 km or 164 mi	Bor	$743
266 km or 165 mi	Homs	$385
269 km or 167 mi	Diyarbakir	$550
278 km or 173 mi	Cinar	$568
292 km or 181 mi	Nevsehir	$765
298 km or 185 mi	Mardin	$545
299 km or 186 mi	Eregli	$684
300 km or 186 mi	Sivas	$688

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514