Alexandria vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Alexandria	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$384	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$990	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$95.7	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.6	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$692
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	51	23
😀 Quality of life	56	60
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.37M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 52% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 9006th and 6661st ($384 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 21st in Egypt and Turkey, respectively. Check Egypt vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 6233rd and 5884th 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	$4.15	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.2	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.28	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.7	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.98%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$715	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$491	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.03	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.67	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.9	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$3613

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$274
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$287
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$326
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$336
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$345
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$473
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$410
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$331
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$395
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$306
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$334
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$288
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$276
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$348
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$695
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1951
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1957
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1867
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1993
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1879
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1728
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$271
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2064
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1645
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1937
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1947
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2303
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440

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