Gaziantep vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaziantep	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$255	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.1	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$557	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	30	31
😀 Quality of life	46	57
🏙️ Population	1.68M	120K

The cost of living in Gaziantep is 26% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7799th and 6620th ($602 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 5th in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Gaziantep compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Gaziantep ranked 63rd best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6975th and 6140th 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	$4.78	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.13%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1013	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$598	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.99	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.33	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.37	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$2.85	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.98	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$485	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6023	$10383

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Cities near Gaziantep

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Nizip	$612
46 km or 28 mi	Kilis	$600
67 km or 42 mi	Islahiye	$530
70 km or 43 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
81 km or 51 mi	Hassa	$544
99 km or 61 mi	Aleppo	$535
101 km or 62 mi	Osmaniye	$337
111 km or 69 mi	Adiyaman	$693
115 km or 71 mi	Reyhanli	$619
119 km or 74 mi	Kadirli	$550
125 km or 78 mi	Urfa	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Iskenderun	$591
139 km or 87 mi	Ceyhan	$599
143 km or 89 mi	Idlib	$543
145 km or 90 mi	Akcakale	$625
145 km or 90 mi	Kozan	$623
146 km or 91 mi	Antakya	$659
166 km or 103 mi	Malatya	$627
166 km or 103 mi	Samandag	$647
183 km or 114 mi	Adana	$791
192 km or 119 mi	Raqqa	$483
212 km or 132 mi	Viransehir	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Tarsus	$724
222 km or 138 mi	Hama	$438
223 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
238 km or 148 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
240 km or 149 mi	Elazig	$622
240 km or 149 mi	Talas	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Mersin	$820
249 km or 155 mi	Kayseri	$725
258 km or 160 mi	Derik	$587
259 km or 161 mi	Nigde	$781
265 km or 164 mi	Bor	$754
266 km or 165 mi	Homs	$402
269 km or 167 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
278 km or 173 mi	Cinar	$582
292 km or 181 mi	Nevsehir	$820
298 km or 185 mi	Mardin	$559
299 km or 186 mi	Eregli	$690
300 km or 186 mi	Sivas	$709

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498