Thailand vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thailand Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2288
$2274
🏠 One person rent
$390
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$673
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$620
$1051
💸 GDP per capita
$7347
$15893
😃 Human freedom index
6.79
5.1
❤️ Life expectancy
76.4
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
31
🌐 English speaking %
27.2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
78
77
😀 Quality of life
57
59
🏙️ Population
71.7M
85.5M

The average cost of living in Thailand ($882) is 1% less expensive than in Turkey ($891). Thailand ranked 117th vs 116th for Turkey in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Thailand compared to 1.2 months in Turkey. Ranked 77th and 73rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Thailand vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Thailand and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 35 and 128 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Thailand Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.11
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$2.58
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.2
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.55%
41.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4955
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2717
$1046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$7.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$8.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.47
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.36
$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$559
$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15039
$14034

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Cities Comparison in Thailand vs Turkey

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Thailand

City Cost of living Population
Bangkok
$996
5.68M
Chiang Mai
$750
1.2M
Nonthaburi
$761
256K
Pak Kret
$762
190K
Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
134K
Udon Thani
$564
130K
Surat Thani
$582
131K
Hat Yai
$588
159K
Klaeng
$724
130K
Khon Kaen
$590
116K
Chaophraya Surasak
$784
133K
Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
106K
Pattaya
$839
120K
Rangsit
$616
79.3K
Nakhon Pathom
$603
78.8K
Tha Khlong
$671
72.8K
Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
76.7K
Lat Luang
$794
73.9K
Chiang Rai
$581
70.6K
Nakhon Sawan
$707
86.4K
Ko Samui
$735
69K
Phuket
$1010
77.6K
Laem Chabang
$799
77.8K
Phitsanulok
$554
70.9K
Nong Prue
$809
70.6K
Ubon Ratchathani
$543
79K
Hua Hin
$787
59.4K
Krabi
$836
30.5K
Ko Lanta
$806
33.4K
Ao Nang
$784
14K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1328
15.7M
Ankara
$1033
5.8M
Izmir
$1038
4.49M
Bursa
$866
2.9M
Antalya
$994
2.43M
Konya
$740
2.23M
Kocaeli
$824
1.85M
Gaziantep
$549
1.68M
Urfa
$582
1.99M
Diyarbakir
$608
1.73M
Kayseri
$686
1.39M
Adana
$756
1.77M
Samsun
$716
1.37M
Balikesir
$750
1.25M
Denizli
$554
1.03M
Erzurum
$448
768K
Eskisehir
$747
871K
Mersin
$836
1.04M
Trabzon
$732
824K
Van
$580
1.13M
Kahramanmaras
$646
444K
Manisa
$743
420K
Antakya
$594
378K
Izmit
$899
376K
Gebze
$634
412K
Elazig
$565
422K
Alanya
$676
364K
Sivas
$716
365K
Isparta
$506
248K
Afyonkarahisar
$641
300K