Dubai vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$689
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	65	23
😀 Quality of life	87	56
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.37M

The cost of living in Dubai is 177% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 989th and 6234th ($2379 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 288th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Samsun

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	Dubai	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$7315

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

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