Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 17.2% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 68.3% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
Thailand
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
|
pay 6.3% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
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