Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 30.5% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$2.91
THB101.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
$0.62
THB21.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
$0.29
THB10.15
|
|
pay 93.5% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
$11.74
THB408.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
$7.32
THB254.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
$1.31
THB45.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
$1.47
THB51.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
$0.73
THB25.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
$1.04
THB36.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
$0.80
THB28.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
$0.71
THB24.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
$0.62
THB21.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
$4.47
THB155.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
$10.34
THB359.84
|
|
pay 8.1% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
|
pay 26.5% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
$2.33
THB81.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
$2.58
THB89.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
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