Thailand vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thailand Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2461
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$365
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$715
$718
💸 GDP per capita
$7182
$13106
😃 Human freedom index
6.67
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
79.7
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
34
🌐 English speaking %
27.2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
78
77
😀 Quality of life
57
52
🏙️ Population
66.2M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Thailand ($832) is 0.6% less expensive than in Turkey ($837). Thailand ranked 114th vs 111th 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 0.9 months in Thailand compared to 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 67th and 74th 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
$2.79
$7.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1457
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.4
$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
36.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4500
$1723
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$1016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.41
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.9
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.47
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12855
$9817

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Thailand

City Cost of living Population
Bangkok
$941
5.68M
Chiang Mai
$691
1.2M
Nonthaburi
$717
256K
Pak Kret
$715
185K
Surat Thani
$563
131K
Nakhon Pathom
$548
78.8K
Nakhon Si Thammarat
$763
106K
Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
134K
Klaeng
$685
130K
Chaophraya Surasak
$739
133K
Hat Yai
$570
159K
Udon Thani
$543
130K
Rangsit
$595
79.3K
Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
76.7K
Phuket
$940
77.6K
Pattaya
$781
120K
Lat Luang
$753
73.9K
Ko Samui
$705
69K
Tha Khlong
$641
72.8K
Nakhon Sawan
$654
86.4K
Laem Chabang
$743
77.8K
Hua Hin
$656
59.4K
Nong Prue
$752
70.6K
Krabi
$782
30.5K
Phitsanulok
$537
70.9K
Ko Lanta
$772
33.4K
Khon Kaen
$568
116K
Ubon Ratchathani
$545
79K
Chiang Rai
$584
70.6K
Ao Nang
$792
14K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1248
15.7M
Ankara
$959
5.8M
Urfa
$614
1.99M
Bursa
$743
2.9M
Izmir
$909
2.95M
Konya
$697
2.23M
Antalya
$928
2.43M
Adana
$712
1.77M
Kocaeli
$718
1.85M
Diyarbakir
$659
1.73M
Gaziantep
$577
1.68M
Samsun
$858
1.37M
Balikesir
$707
1.25M
Kayseri
$672
1.39M
Denizli
$477
1.03M
Mersin
$759
1.04M
Trabzon
$663
824K
Eskisehir
$691
871K
Erzurum
$562
768K
Malatya
$544
426K
Manisa
$638
420K
Kahramanmaras
$557
444K
Elazig
$492
422K
Van
$615
1.13M
Izmit
$1113
376K
Tarsus
$688
347K
Corlu
$690
294K
Antakya
$598
378K
Adiyaman
$644
267K
Sivas
$948
365K