Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 33.3% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 72.1% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 45.6% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
Ankara
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 83.2% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
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