Gaziantep vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaziantep	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1411	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$222	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1158	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	30	31
😀 Quality of life	54	59
🏙️ Population	1.68M	120K

The cost of living in Gaziantep is 35% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8398th and 6606th ($549 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 3rd in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gaziantep compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Gaziantep ranked 24th best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6364th and 6029th 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	$4.36	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$298	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.5	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.6	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.84%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$993	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$649	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.05	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.66	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.54	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.93	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.04	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.66	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.92	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$2.58	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.63	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.2	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6628	$13971

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Cities near Gaziantep

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Nizip	$576
46 km or 28 mi	Kilis	$572
67 km or 42 mi	Islahiye	$537
70 km or 43 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
81 km or 51 mi	Hassa	$544
99 km or 61 mi	Aleppo	$551
101 km or 62 mi	Osmaniye	$339
111 km or 69 mi	Adiyaman	$634
115 km or 71 mi	Reyhanli	$582
119 km or 74 mi	Kadirli	$557
125 km or 78 mi	Urfa	$582
132 km or 82 mi	Iskenderun	$565
139 km or 87 mi	Ceyhan	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Idlib	$559
145 km or 90 mi	Akcakale	$587
145 km or 90 mi	Kozan	$616
146 km or 91 mi	Antakya	$594
166 km or 103 mi	Malatya	$547
166 km or 103 mi	Samandag	$597
183 km or 114 mi	Adana	$756
192 km or 119 mi	Raqqa	$518
212 km or 132 mi	Viransehir	$609
221 km or 137 mi	Tarsus	$740
222 km or 138 mi	Hama	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$446
238 km or 148 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
240 km or 149 mi	Elazig	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Talas	$662
248 km or 154 mi	Mersin	$836
249 km or 155 mi	Kayseri	$686
258 km or 160 mi	Derik	$596
259 km or 161 mi	Nigde	$777
265 km or 164 mi	Bor	$738
266 km or 165 mi	Homs	$390
269 km or 167 mi	Diyarbakir	$608
278 km or 173 mi	Cinar	$619
292 km or 181 mi	Nevsehir	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Mardin	$527
299 km or 186 mi	Eregli	$678
300 km or 186 mi	Sivas	$716

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508