Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Turkey

Istanbul vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 46.6% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 26.7% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 20.0% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 68.3% more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.0% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Istanbul

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

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Istanbul vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Istanbul instead of Rayong, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$12.19 TRY603.79	+310.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$9.35 TRY462.91	+33.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$1.73 TRY85.71	+228.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$0.58 TRY28.65	+116.4%
Average			+154.4%

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pay 26.7% less for groceries

	Rayong	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$0.92 TRY45.58	-31.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$5.28 TRY261.28	-38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.69 TRY231.97	-35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$2.41 TRY119.39	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$2.54 TRY125.71	+98.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$0.85 TRY42.16	-43.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.03 TRY50.86	+27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$0.57 TRY28.34	-42.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.84 TRY41.37	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.31 TRY15.36	-60.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.29 TRY14.17	-58.6%
Average			-26.7%

Rayong vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.0% more for transportation

	Rayong	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$5.43 TRY269.03	+3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.03 TRY3,318.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+62.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$8.40 TRY416.09	-20.3%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Rayong	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$16.15 TRY799.42	+35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	+139.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	+118.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	+102.1%
Average			+118.7%

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pay 68.3% more for childcare

	Rayong	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	+79.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+57.6%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$4.78 TRY236.49	+167.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$4.31 TRY213.63	+164.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$2.34 TRY115.73	-49.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	+14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$8.13 TRY402.53	+21.6%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Rayong	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	+3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	-13.1%
Average			-11.2%

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