Abu Dhabi vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1915	$748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4277	$1830
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$2181	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3000	$686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	23
😀 Quality of life	84	44
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.37M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 156% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 2282nd and 6882nd ($1915 vs $748) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 46th in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Samsun ranked 56th in Turkey, while ranked 427th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Samsun

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	Abu Dhabi	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1359	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$975	$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	43.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5745	$7551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12613	$6309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.64	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.22	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.96	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.4	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12182	$3764

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1713
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2512
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1383
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1450
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2504
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1081
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1215
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1455
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1762
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1688
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$631
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$794
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$995
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1205
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1240
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1116
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1063
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1055
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$537
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$893
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$913
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$515
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$530
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$541
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$521
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$578
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$524
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$527
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$536
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$515
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1695
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1242
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$493

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$726
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$778
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$767
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1107
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$704
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$696
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$724
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$738
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$792
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$812
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$778
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$690
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$743
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$729
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$566
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$591
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$748
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$591
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$630
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$841
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1114
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$753
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$631
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$689
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$610
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$849
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$903
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$632
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$791
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$653
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$803
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$685
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$769
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$722
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$738
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$689
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$640
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$792
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$907