Beirut vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$555
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
75
23
😀 Quality of life
61
57
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.37M

The cost of living in Beirut is 42% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4691st and 6364th ($1165 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Lebanon and Turkey, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 4996th and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$11214

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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