Thailand vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thailand Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$855
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2208
$2270
🏠 One person rent
$379
$440
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$79.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$662
$799
💸 GDP per capita
$7345
$15473
😃 Human freedom index
6.67
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
76.4
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
34
🌐 English speaking %
27.2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
78
77
😀 Quality of life
58
57
🏙️ Population
71.7M
85.5M

The average cost of living in Thailand ($855) is 5% less expensive than in Turkey ($900). Thailand ranked 120th vs 110th 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 0.8 months in Thailand compared to 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 71st and 76th 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
$2.92
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1542
$925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.2
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
41.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4569
$1921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2392
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$6.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.48
$2.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.26
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.39
$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.6
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$514
$654
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13266
$11732

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In Thailand

City Cost of living Population
Bangkok
$958
5.68M
Chiang Mai
$727
1.2M
Nonthaburi
$737
256K
Surat Thani
$593
131K
Pak Kret
$736
185K
Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
134K
Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
106K
Udon Thani
$578
130K
Hat Yai
$592
159K
Phuket
$1014
77.6K
Klaeng
$718
130K
Chaophraya Surasak
$770
133K
Khon Kaen
$590
116K
Rangsit
$635
79.3K
Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
76.7K
Nakhon Pathom
$623
78.8K
Pattaya
$812
120K
Lat Luang
$774
73.9K
Ko Samui
$741
69K
Tha Khlong
$675
72.8K
Phitsanulok
$558
70.9K
Hua Hin
$724
59.4K
Nakhon Sawan
$680
86.4K
Laem Chabang
$779
77.8K
Krabi
$854
30.5K
Nong Prue
$787
70.6K
Chiang Rai
$603
70.6K
Ubon Ratchathani
$558
79K
Ko Lanta
$807
33.4K
Ao Nang
$773
14K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1288
15.7M
Ankara
$1118
5.8M
Izmir
$1046
4.49M
Bursa
$915
2.9M
Antalya
$1035
2.43M
Konya
$670
2.23M
Kocaeli
$835
1.85M
Adana
$791
1.77M
Urfa
$662
1.99M
Kayseri
$725
1.39M
Diyarbakir
$571
1.73M
Samsun
$802
1.37M
Gaziantep
$602
1.68M
Balikesir
$704
1.25M
Denizli
$557
1.03M
Eskisehir
$777
871K
Mersin
$820
1.04M
Van
$585
1.13M
Erzurum
$457
768K
Trabzon
$758
824K
Izmit
$985
376K
Manisa
$760
420K
Batman
$624
446K
Elazig
$622
422K
Malatya
$627
426K
Kutahya
$612
267K
Antakya
$659
378K
Tarsus
$724
347K
Kahramanmaras
$704
444K
Sivas
$709
365K