Columbus vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$1518
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$221
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$431
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	23
😀 Quality of life	87	41
🏙️ Population	906K	1.34M

The cost of living in Columbus is 289% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1282nd and 7971st ($2202 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 202nd and 7036th 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	$18.1	$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$5.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$10901

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

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