Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 74.0% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$2.95
THB109.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY31.06
|
$0.57
THB21.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.90
|
$0.32
THB11.94
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.53
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.90
|
$8.67
THB321.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.92
|
$6.60
THB244.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.96
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY66.09
|
$1.46
THB53.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.32
|
$1.36
THB50.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY23.04
|
$0.63
THB23.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.38
|
$0.90
THB33.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
$0.73
THB27.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.26
|
$0.73
THB26.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.12
|
$0.63
THB23.21
|
|
pay 90.0% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY140.10
|
$4.46
THB165.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY505.59
|
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,348,227.70
|
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY128.08
|
$10.60
THB392.53
|
|
pay 52.5% more for housing
Ankara
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY312.72
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,277.36
|
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,534.63
|
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,619.17
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,353.85
|
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,768.25
|
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
|
pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.26
|
$2.36
THB87.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.97
|
$2.30
THB85.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.98
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY758.44
|
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.70
|
$7.97
THB295.22
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,435.34
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,085.64
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,494.22
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,135.12
|
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
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