Athens vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1757
🏠 One person rent
$713
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$997
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
23
😀 Quality of life
81
48
🏙️ Population
643K
1.37M

The cost of living in Athens is 101% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4184th and 7191st ($1439 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 44th 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 1.4 months in Samsun. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 602nd and 6890th 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
$16.5
$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$3975

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

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