Bishkek vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$347
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$431
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
43
23
😀 Quality of life
53
41
🏙️ Population
1.12M
1.34M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 15% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 7174th and 7971st ($653 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Kyrgyzstan and Turkey, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 6097th and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Samsun

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Bishkek Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$5.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$10901

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628