Indianapolis vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$692
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	70	23
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	888K	1.37M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 197% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1089th and 6661st ($2382 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 21st 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 186th and 5884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Samsun

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	Indianapolis	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$3613

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852