Al Ain vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$1868
🏠 One person rent	$560	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$514
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$676
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	37	23
😀 Quality of life	79	57
🏙️ Population	767K	1.37M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 28% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5284th and 6364th ($1050 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 600th and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Samsun

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	Al Ain	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$11214

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$786
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$994
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1110
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1810
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1719
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$687
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$561
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1218
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1267
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$556
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1226
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$520
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$639
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$531
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$870
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$989
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$878
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$467
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$546
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$548
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$541
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$537
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$831
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$806
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$489
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$577

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