Ankara vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$1757
🏠 One person rent
$501
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$997
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
97
23
😀 Quality of life
75
48
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.37M

The cost of living in Ankara is 44% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5311th and 7191st ($1033 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 44th in Turkey.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Ranked 2nd vs 68th best cities to live in Turkey, and 1642nd vs 6890th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Samsun

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Ankara Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$3975

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$654
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$761
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$916
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$645
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$646
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$716
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$716
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$701
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$707
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$649
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$713
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$732
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$662
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$686
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$662
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$672
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$557
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$597
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$724
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1033
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$702
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$611
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$636
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$547
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$1063
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$725
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$565
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$777
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$824
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$752
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$713
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$738
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$634
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$616
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$819
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$958