Kaohsiung vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$382
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
23
😀 Quality of life
87
60
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.37M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 27% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5666th and 6818th ($999 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Taiwan and Turkey, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1 months in Samsun. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 364th and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Samsun

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Kaohsiung Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$3447

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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