Athens vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$722
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$799
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
23
😀 Quality of life
81
60
🏙️ Population
643K
1.37M

The cost of living in Athens is 86% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4184th and 6818th ($1462 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd in Greece and Turkey, respectively. Check Greece vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1 months in Samsun. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 639th and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Samsun

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Athens Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$3447

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$703
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$769
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$988
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$662
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$670
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$694
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$688
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$746
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$766
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$730
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$673
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$732
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$755
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$676
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$702
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$708
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$552
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$599
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$765
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1027
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$615
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$673
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$598
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$985
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$807
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$595
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$769
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$761
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$755
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$705
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$743
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$654
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$621
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$802
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$907