Gaziantep vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaziantep	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$288	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$565	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	30	7
😀 Quality of life	40	53
🏙️ Population	1.68M	77.6K

The cost of living in Gaziantep is 39% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7931st and 5827th ($577 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 2nd in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Gaziantep compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Gaziantep ranked 56th best city to live in Turkey vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 6919th and 6063rd 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	$4.63	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.71	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$400	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.4	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27.72%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1299	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$411	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.84	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.94	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.28	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.19	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12119	$13013

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Cities near Gaziantep

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Nizip	$581
46 km or 28 mi	Kilis	$570
67 km or 42 mi	Islahiye	$523
70 km or 43 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
81 km or 51 mi	Hassa	$537
99 km or 61 mi	Aleppo	$509
101 km or 62 mi	Osmaniye	$403
111 km or 69 mi	Adiyaman	$644
115 km or 71 mi	Reyhanli	$582
119 km or 74 mi	Kadirli	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Urfa	$614
132 km or 82 mi	Iskenderun	$578
139 km or 87 mi	Ceyhan	$575
143 km or 89 mi	Idlib	$489
145 km or 90 mi	Akcakale	$587
145 km or 90 mi	Kozan	$585
146 km or 91 mi	Antakya	$598
166 km or 103 mi	Malatya	$544
166 km or 103 mi	Samandag	$597
183 km or 114 mi	Adana	$712
192 km or 119 mi	Raqqa	$462
212 km or 132 mi	Viransehir	$603
221 km or 137 mi	Tarsus	$688
222 km or 138 mi	Hama	$417
223 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
238 km or 148 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
240 km or 149 mi	Elazig	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Talas	$645
248 km or 154 mi	Mersin	$759
249 km or 155 mi	Kayseri	$672
258 km or 160 mi	Derik	$606
259 km or 161 mi	Nigde	$699
265 km or 164 mi	Bor	$664
266 km or 165 mi	Homs	$456
269 km or 167 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
278 km or 173 mi	Cinar	$621
292 km or 181 mi	Nevsehir	$698
298 km or 185 mi	Mardin	$600
299 km or 186 mi	Eregli	$618
300 km or 186 mi	Sivas	$948

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810