Bangkok vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$424	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$692
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	89	23
😀 Quality of life	75	60
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.37M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 19% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5912th and 6661st ($958 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st in Thailand and Turkey, respectively. Check Thailand vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 1890th and 5884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Samsun

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	Bangkok	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$3613

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852