Istanbul vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Istanbul	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$687	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1209	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1177	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	79	59
🏙️ Population	15.7M	120K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 58% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4475th and 6606th ($1328 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 829th and 6029th 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	$10	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.4	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.66%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.02	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1014	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23206	$13971

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$651
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$634
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$790
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$824
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$807
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$899
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$866
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$692
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$763
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$593
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$598
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$710
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$764
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$522
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$750
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$656
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$747
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$606
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$855
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1201
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$741
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$699
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1140
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$676
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$702
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$610
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$743
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$702
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$743
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1060
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1020

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