Houston vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$997
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	96	48
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.37M

The cost of living in Houston is 216% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1367th and 7191st ($2261 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 44th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 14th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Samsun

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	Houston	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$3975

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

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