Bangkok vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$465	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$799
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	89	23
😀 Quality of life	73	60
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.37M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 31% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5467th and 6818th ($1027 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Thailand and Turkey, respectively. Check Thailand vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1 months in Samsun. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 2647th and 5950th 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	$3.24	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$3447

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

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