Bangkok vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$1868
🏠 One person rent	$425	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$514
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$676
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	89	23
😀 Quality of life	74	57
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.37M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 21% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5738th and 6364th ($994 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.8 months in Samsun. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 1355th and 5645th 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	$4.03	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$11214

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$672
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$606
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$728
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$647
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$602
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$591
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$485
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$1003
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$705
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$504
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$643
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$619
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$684
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$708
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$675
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$656
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$625
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$673
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$617
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$578
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$607
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$907
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$672
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$594
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$635
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$731
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$426
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$662
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$678
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$599
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$637
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$651
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$580
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$790
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$607