Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 15.9% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY204.19
|
$2.26
THB82.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY198.83
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY37.18
|
$0.63
THB23.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.85
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 84.1% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.65
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY116.49
|
$7.97
THB292.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY94.60
|
$6.00
THB220.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.78
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY82.66
|
$1.07
THB39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.10
|
$1.19
THB43.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.20
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.45
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.48
|
$0.63
THB23.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.62
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.57
|
$0.45
THB16.70
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY147.91
|
$4.25
THB155.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY616.43
|
$22.11
THB811.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,349,772.68
|
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY213.83
|
$9.24
THB338.95
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
Turkey
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY341.52
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,087.07
|
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,782.45
|
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,420.72
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
|
pay 47.2% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,103.39
|
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY192,634.24
|
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY77.80
|
$1.87
THB68.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY74.51
|
$1.81
THB66.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.91
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,075.73
|
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY144.67
|
$5.45
THB200.10
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,483.31
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,218.30
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,619.41
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,405.49
|
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
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