Abu Dhabi vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$692
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	23
😀 Quality of life	85	60
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.37M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 142% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 2187th and 6661st ($1942 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 21st 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 12th in Turkey, while ranked 443rd and 5884th 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	$10.9	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$3613

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852