Ashgabat vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$836
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$431
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
7
23
😀 Quality of life
30
41
🏙️ Population
828K
1.34M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 196% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 2737th and 7971st ($1679 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Turkmenistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 8379th and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Samsun

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Ashgabat Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$5.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$10901

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628