Chicago vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.37M

The cost of living in Chicago is 212% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 529th and 6234th ($2678 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 10th 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 0.8 months in Samsun. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 23rd and 5708th 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	$21.9	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$7315

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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