Izmir vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$513	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	68	31
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	4.49M	120K

The cost of living in Izmir is 29% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5223rd and 6620th ($1046 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 Izmir compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3140th and 6140th 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	$7.12	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$10383

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498