Beirut vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$623
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$431
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
75
23
😀 Quality of life
62
41
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.34M

The cost of living in Beirut is 111% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4447th and 7971st ($1195 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Lebanon and Turkey, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 5118th and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$10901

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628