Alexandria vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$1868
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$514
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$676
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	49	23
😀 Quality of life	48	57
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.37M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 62% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 9207th and 6364th ($310 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 10th in Egypt and Turkey, respectively. Check Egypt vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 6328th and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Samsun

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	Alexandria	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$11214

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

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