Calgary vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$689
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	23
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.37M

The cost of living in Calgary is 142% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1646th and 6234th ($2077 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 10th 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 0.8 months in Samsun. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 153rd and 5708th 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	$15.2	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$7315

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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