Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 45.9% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Turkey
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Turkey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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