Brussels vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1868
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$514
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$676
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	96	23
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	196K	1.37M

The cost of living in Brussels is 139% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1988th and 6364th ($1958 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Belgium and Turkey, respectively. Check Belgium vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 173rd and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Samsun

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	Brussels	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$11214

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$672
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$606
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$728
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$647
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$602
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$591
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$485
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$1003
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$705
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$504
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$643
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$619
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$684
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$708
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$675
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$656
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$625
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$673
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$617
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$578
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$607
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$907
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$672
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$594
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$635
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$731
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$426
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$662
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$678
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$599
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$637
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$651
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$580
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$790
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$607