Cologne vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$947	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	92	23
😀 Quality of life	96	56
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.37M

The cost of living in Cologne is 103% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 2551st and 6234th ($1744 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 10th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 12th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Samsun

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	Cologne	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$7315

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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