Austin vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	65	23
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	962K	1.37M

The cost of living in Austin is 186% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 858th and 6234th ($2455 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 10th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 142nd and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Samsun

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	Austin	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$7315

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683