Columbus vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	23
😀 Quality of life	88	56
🏙️ Population	906K	1.37M

The cost of living in Columbus is 150% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1476th and 6234th ($2145 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 249th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Samsun

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	Columbus	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$7315

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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