Essen vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$682
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
23
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
587K
1.37M

The cost of living in Essen is 99% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 3860th and 6818th ($1561 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 23rd in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1 months in Samsun. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 17th and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Samsun

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Essen Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$3447

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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