Brisbane vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	23
😀 Quality of life	97	56
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.37M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 135% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1792nd and 6234th ($2016 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 10th 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 0.8 months in Samsun. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 7th and 5708th 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	$13.3	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$7315

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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