Kaohsiung vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kaohsiung | Samsun | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 11% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5750th and 6234th ($956 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Taiwan and Turkey, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Turkey comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 417th and 5708th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 88 km or 55 mi | Taitung | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Chiayi | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Douliu | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Nantou | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Changhua | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Taichung | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Miaoli | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Zhubei | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Yilan | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Kinmen | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | New Taipei | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Taipei | |
| 301 km or 187 mi |  Jinjiang | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Xiamen | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Keelung | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Putian | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Shantou | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Jieyang | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Puning | |
| 432 km or 268 mi | Longyan | |
| 437 km or 271 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Ningde | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Meizhou | |
| 487 km or 302 mi | Sanming | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Nanping | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Shanwei | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Rui'an | |
| 575 km or 357 mi |  Tuguegarao | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Heyuan | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Huizhou | |
| 616 km or 382 mi | Wuyishan |
Cities near Samsun
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 82 km or 51 mi |  Unye | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Amasya | |
| 110 km or 69 mi | Tokat | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Sinop | |
| 134 km or 84 mi | Ordu | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Corum | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Giresun | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Sivas | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Yozgat | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Kastamonu | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Cankiri | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Gumushane | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Ortahisar | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Trabzon | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Kirikkale | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Kayseri | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Talas | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Kirsehir | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Karabuk | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Erzincan | |
| 326 km or 203 mi | Nevsehir | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Ankara | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Bartin | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Bayburt | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Rize | |
| 368 km or 229 mi | Malatya | |
| 378 km or 235 mi |  Sochi | |
| 379 km or 236 mi | Aksaray | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Elazig | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Nigde | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Novorossiysk | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Polatli | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Bolu | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Bor | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Karadeniz Eregli | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Kahramanmaras | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Adiyaman | |
| 429 km or 266 mi | Kozan | |
| 431 km or 268 mi |  Sukhumi | |
| 433 km or 269 mi | Sevastopol |