Al Ain vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$889	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$692
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	23
😀 Quality of life	82	60
🏙️ Population	767K	1.37M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 81% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4123rd and 6661st ($1449 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 588th and 5884th 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	$9.58	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$3613

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

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