Gaziantep vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaziantep	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$255	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.1	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$557	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	30	7
😀 Quality of life	46	57
🏙️ Population	1.68M	77.6K

The cost of living in Gaziantep is 41% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7799th and 5469th ($602 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 1st 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Gaziantep ranked 63rd best city to live in Turkey vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6975th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaziantep vs Phuket

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	Gaziantep	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.78	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.13%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1013	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$598	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.99	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.33	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.37	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$2.85	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.98	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$485	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6023	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866