Beirut vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$598
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
74
23
😀 Quality of life
62
60
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.37M

The cost of living in Beirut is 72% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4463rd and 6818th ($1353 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Lebanon and Turkey, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1 months in Samsun. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 5682nd and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Samsun

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Beirut Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$3447

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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