Istanbul vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$587	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	77	54
🏙️ Population	15.5M	120K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 41% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4816th and 6432nd ($1125 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 790th and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Pattaya

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	Istanbul	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$9189

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516