Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 30.8% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿72.31
|
$3.01
₺63.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿196.45
|
$3.65
₺76.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿23.19
|
$0.62
₺13.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.29
|
$0.22
₺4.57
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿51.53
|
$0.39
₺8.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿277.62
|
$2.61
₺54.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿224.31
|
$3.07
₺64.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿60.67
|
$1.40
₺29.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿37.19
|
$1.59
₺33.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿41.84
|
$0.30
₺6.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿17.51
|
$0.52
₺10.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿27.51
|
$0.31
₺6.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿20.49
|
$0.42
₺8.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿21.45
|
$0.22
₺4.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿15.97
|
$0.19
₺4.06
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿158.71
|
$4.34
₺90.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿844.72
|
$15.27
₺320.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,086,881.53
|
$34,350.89
₺720,025.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿336.32
|
$4.33
₺90.66
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
|
Thailand
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿594.00
|
$8.38
₺175.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,101.60
|
$218.27
₺4,575.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,207.71
|
$144.02
₺3,018.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,717.10
|
$49.50
₺1,037.55
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿11,618.34
|
$165.99
₺3,479.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿344,188.50
|
$3,471.33
₺72,762.18
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿65.94
|
$1.90
₺39.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿67.55
|
$1.55
₺32.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿125.51
|
$1.64
₺34.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,635.00
|
$20.05
₺420.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿195.65
|
$2.50
₺52.39
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,403.12
|
$29.99
₺628.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿938.96
|
$25.86
₺542.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,849.26
|
$62.92
₺1,318.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,268.28
|
$42.57
₺892.22
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