Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Mugla Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 19.2% more expensive than Mugla.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 80.0% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 6.5% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 37.6% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 14.0% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 31.9% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Mugla Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.4% less for restaurants

	Mugla	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.61 TRY328.31	$2.97 THB99.93	-55.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.62 TRY378.82	$6.98 THB234.83	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 TRY89.30	$0.65 THB21.88	-63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 TRY26.80	$0.35 THB11.85	-34.6%
Average			-41.4%

Mugla vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.0% more for groceries

	Mugla	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 TRY51.01	$1.48 THB49.71	+44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 TRY230.77	$8.63 THB290.22	+85.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.95 TRY196.55	$7.27 THB244.58	+83.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 TRY123.75	$2.56 THB86.28	+3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 TRY97.74	$1.63 THB54.88	-17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.55	$1.77 THB59.51	+128.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 TRY41.23	$0.81 THB27.13	-2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY22.34	$1.24 THB41.81	+176.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 TRY32.71	$0.87 THB29.41	+32.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 TRY9.76	$0.78 THB26.29	+298.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 TRY7.30	$0.69 THB23.27	+370.9%
Average			+80.0%

Mugla vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% less for transportation

	Mugla	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 TRY261.23	$5.32 THB178.88	+1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,176.64
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,639.85 TRY2M	$31,193.83 THB1M	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.11 TRY353.56	$10.55 THB354.74	+48.3%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 37.6% more for housing

	Mugla	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.39 TRY764.90	$17.88 THB601.26	+16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$406.48 TRY20,203.64	$675.80 THB22,731.05	+66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$304.86 TRY15,152.73	$346.10 THB11,641.49	+13.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.76 TRY2,771.69	$82.03 THB2,759.05	+47.1%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 14.0% less for childcare

	Mugla	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$697.11 TRY34,649.20	$568.31 THB19,115.66	-18.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,205.26 TRY905K	$16,500.59 THB555K	-9.4%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mugla	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.05 TRY151.53	$2.67 THB89.93	-12.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.17 TRY207.42	$2.79 THB93.99	-33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY116.17	$4.60 THB154.89	+97.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$58.43 THB1,965.23
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.11 TRY353.56	$7.58 THB254.81	+6.5%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 31.9% more for clothing

	Mugla	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.73 TRY2,272.91	$70.75 THB2,379.76	+54.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.26 TRY1,603.66	$42.94 THB1,444.28	+33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.47 TRY4,596.33	$97.05 THB3,264.28	+4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.39 TRY3,896.42	$109.92 THB3,697.30	+40.2%
Average			+31.9%

Mugla vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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