Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 5.5% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.4% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 34.2% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 13.0% more in Turkey
Childcare: pay 17.6% more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Turkey

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing in Turkey are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Turkey.

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Turkey vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkey instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 78.4% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.89 THB96.05	$7.80 TRY386.28	+170.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB232.42	$8.25 TRY408.38	+18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 THB24.81	$1.28 TRY63.31	+71.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 THB12.19	$0.44 TRY22.00	+21.3%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 34.2% less for groceries

	Thailand	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.43	$0.96 TRY47.63	-28.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 THB264.36	$4.58 TRY226.89	-42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 THB236.74	$3.74 TRY185.39	-47.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 THB68.55	$2.15 TRY106.63	+4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 THB45.52	$1.91 TRY94.53	+39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 THB44.98	$0.80 TRY39.56	-40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.99	$0.86 TRY42.40	+50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 THB31.07	$0.46 TRY22.93	-50.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.38	$0.55 TRY27.10	-33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB24.01	$0.23 TRY11.59	-67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.88	$0.19 TRY9.29	-66.9%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Thailand	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 THB168.49	$5.08 TRY251.45	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 THB1,093.53	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	-1.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,201.01 THB971K	$43,081.17 TRY2M	+47.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.77 THB358.41	$8.30 TRY410.92	-23.0%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 13.0% more for housing

	Thailand	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 THB637.71	$13.65 TRY675.87	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.64 THB13,560.34	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	+16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.13 THB8,919.39	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	+29.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.86 THB2,024.59	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	-16.0%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 17.6% more for childcare

	Thailand	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$515.68 THB17,154.28	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	+17.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,528.28 THB383K	$13,566.63 TRY672K	+17.7%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 THB69.86	$3.02 TRY149.34	+43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 THB66.47	$3.43 TRY169.90	+71.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 THB138.07	$2.16 TRY106.77	-48.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.07 THB1,665.52	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	+6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 THB201.30	$5.91 TRY292.72	-2.3%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Thailand	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.30 THB1,473.73	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	+1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.84 THB1,092.57	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	+18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.65 THB2,782.57	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	+8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.91 THB2,591.55	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	+6.7%
Average			+8.7%

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