Detroit vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	77	23
😀 Quality of life	86	56
🏙️ Population	639K	1.37M

The cost of living in Detroit is 141% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1678th and 6234th ($2064 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 315th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Samsun

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	Detroit	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$7315

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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