Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 7.3% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 72.3% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB80.41
|
$6.91
TRY238.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB207.49
|
$6.91
TRY238.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.29
|
$1.17
TRY40.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.08
|
$0.42
TRY14.62
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.22
|
$1.02
TRY35.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB281.32
|
$4.97
TRY171.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB230.39
|
$3.15
TRY108.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.53
|
$1.40
TRY48.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.47
|
$2.40
TRY82.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.42
|
$0.37
TRY12.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.94
|
$0.87
TRY30.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.10
|
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.70
|
$0.51
TRY17.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.86
|
$0.25
TRY8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.46
|
$0.21
TRY7.35
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.97
|
$4.40
TRY152.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB876.58
|
$19.27
TRY665.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,080,943.73
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,548,620.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB333.15
|
$6.29
TRY217.43
|
|
pay 2.5% more for housing
Thailand
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB590.56
|
$11.31
TRY390.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,414.91
|
$442.81
TRY15,300.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,762.97
|
$336.49
TRY11,626.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,901.63
|
$44.46
TRY1,536.30
|
|
pay 6.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,775.64
|
$408.60
TRY14,118.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB356,523.92
|
$6,892.93
TRY238,167.86
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.82
|
$2.54
TRY87.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.47
|
$2.62
TRY90.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB132.60
|
$1.91
TRY66.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,681.66
|
$36.34
TRY1,255.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB186.84
|
$5.10
TRY176.24
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,331.01
|
$42.74
TRY1,476.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,011.94
|
$40.74
TRY1,407.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,853.16
|
$88.38
TRY3,053.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,259.41
|
$74.39
TRY2,570.33
|
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