Istanbul vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$649	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	76	54
🏙️ Population	15.7M	120K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 60% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4347th and 6518th ($1248 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 850th and 5997th 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	$11	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$8876

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508