Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Izmir Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 1.3% more expensive than Izmir.

Restaurants: pay 53.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 63.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 13.1% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 0.8% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.0% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 26.0% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Izmir Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.4% less for restaurants

	Izmir	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY503.16	$2.97 THB98.83	-70.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.64 TRY427.69	$6.98 THB232.24	-19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 TRY73.51	$0.65 THB21.64	-56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TRY29.87	$0.35 THB11.72	-41.6%
Average			-53.4%

Izmir vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.5% more for groceries

	Izmir	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TRY51.64	$1.48 THB49.16	+41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 TRY233.97	$8.63 THB287.02	+82.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.24 TRY209.81	$7.27 THB241.89	+71.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 TRY122.91	$2.56 THB85.32	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 TRY112.88	$1.63 THB54.28	-28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 TRY45.28	$1.77 THB58.85	+93.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 TRY48.19	$0.81 THB26.83	-17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TRY23.58	$1.24 THB41.35	+161.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY31.89	$0.87 THB29.09	+35.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.86	$0.78 THB26.00	+201.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TRY8.63	$0.69 THB23.01	+297.0%
Average			+63.5%

Izmir vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.1% less for transportation

	Izmir	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 TRY259.19	$5.32 THB176.90	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.19 TRY2,138.43	$34.98 THB1,163.67	-19.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,095.22 TRY2M	$31,193.83 THB1M	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.67 TRY577.94	$10.55 THB350.83	-9.6%
Average			-13.1%

Izmir vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.8% more for housing

	Izmir	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.94 TRY789.12	$17.88 THB594.63	+12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.01 TRY29,758.34	$675.80 THB22,480.48	+12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.90 TRY20,939.21	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-18.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.55 TRY3,196.29	$82.03 THB2,728.64	+27.1%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 3.0% less for childcare

	Izmir	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$689.32 TRY34,131.05	$568.31 THB18,904.94	-17.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,450.48 TRY715K	$16,500.59 THB549K	+14.2%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Izmir	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.46 TRY171.07	$2.67 THB88.94	-22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 TRY181.10	$2.79 THB92.95	-23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.70	$4.60 THB153.18	+106.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.08 TRY3,172.79	$58.43 THB1,943.57	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$7.58 THB252.00	-6.8%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 26.0% more for clothing

	Izmir	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.96 TRY2,275.83	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+53.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 TRY1,833.74	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 TRY4,568.63	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.97 TRY4,058.83	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+34.1%
Average			+26.0%

Izmir vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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