Cost of Living Comparison Between Ankara and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Ankara and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Ankara is 2.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 0.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ankara is 6.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.72 ₺382

$4.68 ฿151

107.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$37.4 ₺1,471

$46.4 ฿1,502

-19.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.03 ₺355

$8.65 ฿280

4.39%

Cappuccino

$3.3 ₺130

$3.09 ฿100

6.80%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.26 ₺49.46

$0.73 ฿23.53

72.60%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.42 ₺16.38

$0.37 ฿11.95

13.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.21 ₺126

$2.39 ฿77.4

34.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.86 ₺152

$3.62 ฿117

6.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.96 ₺37.77

$2.24 ฿72.5

-57.14%

White Bread (500g)

$0.7 ₺27.41

$1.8 ฿58.2

-61.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.31 ₺90.9

$2.24 ฿72.3

3.12%

Eggs

$2.25 ₺88.5

$2.23 ฿72.1

0.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.48 ₺373

$19.31 ฿625

-50.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.81 ₺228

$3.77 ฿122

54.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.05 ₺749

$13.05 ฿422

45.98%

Apples (1kg)

$1.51 ₺59.5

$3.28 ฿106

-53.96%

Banana (1kg)

$2.29 ₺90.2

$1.63 ฿52.6

40.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.31 ₺51.7

$2.4 ฿77.7

-45.42%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.49 ₺58.6

$1.99 ฿64.3

-25.13%

Potato (1kg)

$0.72 ₺28.39

$1.53 ฿49.62

-52.94%

Onion (1kg)

$0.57 ₺22.54

$1.49 ฿48.11

-61.74%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 ₺44.23

$1.02 ฿32.87

9.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.39 ₺15.33

$0.48 ฿15.61

-18.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.2 ₺86.4

$4.32 ฿140

-49.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.68 ₺460

$21.68 ฿702

-46.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.04 ₺80.2

$1.77 ฿57.3

15.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.13 ₺123

$2.79 ฿90.4

12.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.63 ₺24.93

$1.35 ฿43.74

-53.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.4 ₺370

$11.76 ฿380

-20.07%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.9 ₺35.52

$3.15 ฿102

-71.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.62 ₺24.26

$1 ฿32.3

-38.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.45 ₺254

$13.64 ฿442

-52.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ₺46.67

$1.3 ฿42.2

-8.46%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$42.5K ₺1.7M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

55.23%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$42.9K ₺1.7M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

26.59%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$85 ₺3,345

$123 ฿3,970

-30.70%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$10.98 ₺432

$13.93 ฿451

-21.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.02 ₺552

$18.24 ฿590

-23.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$54.7 ₺2,151

$60.8 ฿1,966

-10.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.68 ₺578

$17.11 ฿554

-14.20%

Cinema Ticket

$6.39 ₺251

$9.07 ฿294

-29.55%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$619 ₺24.3K

$694 ฿22.5K

-10.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.6K ₺536.2K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-14.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59 ₺2,320

$57.5 ฿1,861

2.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.32 ₺1,744

$34.51 ฿1,117

28.43%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 ₺4,103

$115 ฿3,727

-9.43%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$97.7 ₺3,844

$84.8 ฿2,743

15.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$739 ₺29.1K

$611 ฿19.8K

20.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$516 ₺20.3K

$442 ฿14.3K

16.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,129 ₺44.4K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-43.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$719 ₺28.3K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-50.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,778 ₺69.9K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-58.11%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,191 ₺46.8K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-58.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$805 ₺31.7K

$697 ฿22.5K

15.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

48.4

5.33

808.07%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ankara: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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