Addis Ababa vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$758
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
34
23
😀 Quality of life
45
60
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.37M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 61% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4635th and 6818th ($1269 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Ethiopia and Turkey, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1 months in Samsun. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 7273rd and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Samsun

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Addis Ababa Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$3447

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$703
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$769
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$988
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$662
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$670
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$694
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$688
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$746
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$766
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$730
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$673
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$732
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$755
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$676
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$702
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$708
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$552
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$599
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$765
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1027
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$615
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$673
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$598
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$985
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$807
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$595
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$769
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$761
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$755
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$705
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$743
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$654
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$621
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$802
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$907