Bucharest vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$474	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	77	23
😀 Quality of life	79	56
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.37M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 15% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5565th and 6234th ($988 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Romania and Turkey, respectively. Check Romania vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 645th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Samsun

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	Bucharest	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$7315

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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