Calgary vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$997
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	23
😀 Quality of life	90	48
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.37M

The cost of living in Calgary is 193% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1759th and 7191st ($2095 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 44th in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 187th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Samsun

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	Calgary	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$3975

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$654
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$761
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$916
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$646
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$716
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$716
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$701
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$707
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$649
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$713
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$662
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$686
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$662
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$672
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$557
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$597
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$724
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1033
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$702
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$611
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$636
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$547
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$1063
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$725
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$565
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$777
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$824
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$752
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$713
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$738
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$634
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$616
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$819
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$958