Abu Dhabi vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$689
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	23
😀 Quality of life	83	56
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.37M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 113% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 2320th and 6234th ($1828 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 438th and 5708th 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	$10.6	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$7315

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683