Columbus vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$1868
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$514
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$676
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	72	23
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	906K	1.37M

The cost of living in Columbus is 175% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1248th and 6364th ($2252 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Columbus compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 242nd and 5645th 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	$19.9	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$11214

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$672
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$606
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$728
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$647
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$602
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$591
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$485
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$1003
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$705
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$504
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$643
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$619
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$684
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$708
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$675
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$656
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$625
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$673
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$617
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$578
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$607
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$907
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$672
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$594
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$635
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$731
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$426
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$662
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$678
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$599
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$637
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$651
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$580
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$790
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$607