Helsinki vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Helsinki Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
78
23
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
676K
1.37M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 136% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 2046th and 6364th ($1936 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Finland and Turkey, respectively. Check Finland vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 37th and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Helsinki vs Samsun infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Helsinki vs Samsun

Prices for goods and services in Helsinki and Samsun are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Helsinki Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$5
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$6.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$11214

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$672
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$606
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$728
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$647
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$602
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$591
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$485
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$1003
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$705
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$504
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$643
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$619
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$684
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$708
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$675
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$656
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$625
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$673
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$617
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$578
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$607
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$907
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$672
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$594
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$635
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$570
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$731
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$426
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$622
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$662
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$577
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$678
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$599
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$637
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$651
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$580
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$790
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$607