Indianapolis vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	70	23
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	888K	1.37M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 202% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1140th and 6818th ($2374 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 23rd 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1 months in Samsun. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 289th and 5950th 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	$21.1	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$3447

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$703
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$769
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$662
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$694
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$688
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$746
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$766
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$730
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$673
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$755
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$676
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$702
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$708
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$552
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$599
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1027
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$615
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$673
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$598
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$985
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$807
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$595
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$769
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$761
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$755
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$705
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$743
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$654
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$621
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$802
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$907