Chisinau vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1757
🏠 One person rent
$535
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
52
23
😀 Quality of life
62
48
🏙️ Population
567K
1.37M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 35% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5780th and 7191st ($969 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Moldova and Turkey, respectively. Check Moldova vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 5599th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Samsun

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Chisinau Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$3975

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37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$654
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$761
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$916
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$645
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$646
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$716
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$716
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$701
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$707
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$649
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$713
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$732
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$662
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$686
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$662
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$672
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$557
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$597
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$724
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1033
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$702
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$611
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$636
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$547
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$1063
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$725
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$565
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$777
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$824
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$752
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$713
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$738
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$634
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$616
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$819
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$958