Jerusalem vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$1518
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$221
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$431
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	77	23
😀 Quality of life	85	41
🏙️ Population	936K	1.34M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 244% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1907th and 7971st ($1948 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 59th in Israel and Turkey, respectively. Check Israel vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 276th and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Samsun

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	Jerusalem	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$10901

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$516
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$651
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$556
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$551
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$476
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$490
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$469
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$547
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$512
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$555
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$556
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$499
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$572
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$580
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$463
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$416
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$431
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$522
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$519
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$315
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$498
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$800
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$567
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$490
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$532
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$571
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$683
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$397
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$554
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$622
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$545
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$591
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$519
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$594
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$618
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$521
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$815
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$628