Detroit vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	77	23
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	639K	1.37M

The cost of living in Detroit is 158% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1947th and 6818th ($2032 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1 months in Samsun. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 318th and 5950th 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	$18.1	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$3447

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$703
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$769
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$662
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$694
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$688
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$746
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$766
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$730
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$673
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$755
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$676
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$702
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$708
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$552
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$599
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1027
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$615
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$673
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$598
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$985
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$807
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$595
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$769
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$761
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$755
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$705
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$743
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$654
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$621
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$802
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$907