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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺31.10
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.92
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 72.1% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺118.07
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺144.12
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺66.18
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.34
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺23.08
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.40
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.49
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.27
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.13
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 45.6% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺140.30
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺506.31
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺128.26
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
Ankara
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺313.16
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 83.2% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺84.38
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺70.07
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺59.07
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺759.52
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺108.86
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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