Calgary vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$692
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	23
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.37M

The cost of living in Calgary is 159% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1781st and 6661st ($2079 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 21st in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 160th and 5884th 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	$16.7	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$3613

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852