Gothenburg vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$808	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	23
😀 Quality of life	92	56
🏙️ Population	675K	1.37M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 89% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 2959th and 6234th ($1623 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th in Sweden and Turkey, respectively. Check Sweden vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 78th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Samsun

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	Gothenburg	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$7315

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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