Addis Ababa vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$604
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
32
23
😀 Quality of life
40
57
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.37M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 35% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4928th and 6364th ($1103 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 12th in Turkey, while ranked 6957th and 5645th 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
$6.55
$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$11214

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$672
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$606
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$728
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$647
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$602
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$591
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$485
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$1003
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$705
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$504
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$643
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$619
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$684
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$708
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$675
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$656
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$625
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$673
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$617
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$578
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$607
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$907
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$672
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$594
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$635
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$570
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$731
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$426
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$622
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$662
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$577
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$678
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$599
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$637
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$651
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$580
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$790
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$607