Birmingham vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$692
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	23
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.37M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 167% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1622nd and 6661st ($2137 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 21st 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 48th and 5884th 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	$17.5	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$3613

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852