Chicago vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$431
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
23
😀 Quality of life
96
41
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.34M

The cost of living in Chicago is 361% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 505th and 7971st ($2613 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 59th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 16th and 7036th 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
$17.5
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$10901

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628