Ankara vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$439	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$466
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	96	31
😀 Quality of life	73	54
🏙️ Population	5.8M	120K

The cost of living in Ankara is 13% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6106th and 6432nd ($907 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 1608th and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Pattaya

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	Ankara	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$9189

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516