Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Turkey

Mugla vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Mugla is 16.1% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 70.6% more in Mugla
Groceries: pay 44.4% less in Mugla
Transportation: pay 6.9% more in Mugla
Housing: pay 27.3% less in Mugla
Childcare: pay 16.3% more in Mugla
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Mugla
Clothing: pay 24.2% less in Mugla

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Mugla are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Mugla.

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Mugla vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mugla instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 70.6% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Mugla
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$6.61 TRY328.31	+122.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$7.62 TRY378.82	+9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$1.80 TRY89.30	+176.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$0.54 TRY26.80	+53.0%
Average			+70.6%

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pay 44.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Mugla
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$1.03 TRY51.01	-30.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$4.64 TRY230.77	-46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$3.95 TRY196.55	-45.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$2.49 TRY123.75	-2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$1.97 TRY97.74	+20.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$0.78 TRY38.55	-56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.83 TRY41.23	+2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.45 TRY22.34	-63.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$0.66 TRY32.71	-24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.20 TRY9.76	-74.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.15 TRY7.30	-78.8%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 6.9% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Mugla
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$5.26 TRY261.23	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$42,639.85 TRY2M	+36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$7.11 TRY353.56	-32.6%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 27.3% less for housing

	Bangkok	Mugla
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$15.39 TRY764.90	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$406.48 TRY20,203.64	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$304.86 TRY15,152.73	-11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$55.76 TRY2,771.69	-32.0%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 16.3% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Mugla
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$697.11 TRY34,649.20	+22.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$18,205.26 TRY905K	+10.3%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Mugla
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$3.05 TRY151.53	+14.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$4.17 TRY207.42	+49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$2.34 TRY116.17	-49.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$7.11 TRY353.56	-6.1%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 24.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Mugla
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$45.73 TRY2,272.91	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$32.26 TRY1,603.66	-24.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$92.47 TRY4,596.33	-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$78.39 TRY3,896.42	-28.7%
Average			-24.2%

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