Belgrade vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$622	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	51	23
😀 Quality of life	71	56
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.37M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 35% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4605th and 6234th ($1160 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Serbia and Turkey, respectively. Check Serbia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 2157th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Samsun

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	Belgrade	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$7315

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$776
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$807
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$759
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$816
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$716
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$636
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$768
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$766
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$958
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$623
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$692
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$796
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$711
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$605
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$804
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$559
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$463
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$627
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$747
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$848
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1070
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$636
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$781
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$595
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1030
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$803
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$666
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$693
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$855
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$750

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