Calgary vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	23
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.37M

The cost of living in Calgary is 169% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1716th and 6818th ($2118 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 23rd 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 months in Samsun. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 209th and 5950th 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	$17	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$3447

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$703
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$769
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$662
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$694
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$688
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$746
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$766
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$730
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$673
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$755
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$676
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$702
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$708
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$552
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$599
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1027
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$615
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$673
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$598
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$985
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$807
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$595
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$769
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$761
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$755
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$705
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$743
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$654
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$621
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$802
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$907