Glasgow vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$997
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	23
😀 Quality of life	94	48
🏙️ Population	626K	1.37M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 195% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1708th and 7191st ($2114 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 44th in the United Kingdom and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 39th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Samsun

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	Glasgow	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$3975

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$654
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$761
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$916
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$646
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$716
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$716
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$701
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$707
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$649
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$713
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$662
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$686
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$662
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$672
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$557
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$597
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$724
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1033
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$702
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$611
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$636
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$547
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$1063
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$725
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$565
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$777
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$824
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$752
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$713
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$738
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$634
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$616
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$819
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$958