Kabul vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$203	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$689
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	23
😀 Quality of life	14	56
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.37M

The cost of living in Kabul is 45% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 8769th and 6234th ($474 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Afghanistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 9071st and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Samsun

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	Kabul	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$7315

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683