Barcelona vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$689
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	98	23
😀 Quality of life	87	56
🏙️ Population	1.7M	1.37M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 115% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 2276th and 6234th ($1841 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Spain and Turkey, respectively. Check Spain vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 270th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Samsun

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	Barcelona	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$7315

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

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