Addis Ababa vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$407
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$431
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
32
23
😀 Quality of life
40
41
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.34M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 63% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5819th and 7971st ($923 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Ethiopia and Turkey, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 7141st and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$10901

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628