Chicago vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
23
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.37M

The cost of living in Chicago is 259% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 375th and 6818th ($2822 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 23rd in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1 months in Samsun. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 22nd and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Samsun

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Chicago Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$3447

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

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