Izmir vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Izmir	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$516	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$879	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$884	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	70	31
😀 Quality of life	72	59
🏙️ Population	4.49M	120K

The cost of living in Izmir is 19% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5367th and 6471st ($1040 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 Izmir compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Izmir ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 3283rd and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Pattaya

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	Izmir	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.76	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.63	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$596	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.17%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1011	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.59	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.37	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.81	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$718	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14664	$12044

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$767
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$772
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$822
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$724
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1272
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$742
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$627
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1079
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$752
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$680
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$746
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$937
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2084
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$698
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$893
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$712
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$731
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1322
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$894
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$897
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1900
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$601
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$769
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$610
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$590
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1426
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1663
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1462
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1318
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514