Brisbane vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$692
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	23
😀 Quality of life	98	60
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.37M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 158% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1813th and 6661st ($2065 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 21st in Australia and Turkey, respectively. Check Australia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 9th and 5884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Samsun

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	Brisbane	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$3613

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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