Birmingham vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	96	23
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.37M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 182% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1454th and 6818th ($2219 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 23rd in the United Kingdom and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1 months in Samsun. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 41st and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Samsun

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	Birmingham	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$3447

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

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