Kaohsiung vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1757
🏠 One person rent
$353
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
23
😀 Quality of life
88
48
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.37M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 36% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5770th and 7191st ($971 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 44th in Taiwan and Turkey, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 281st and 6890th 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
$4.32
$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$3975

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$654
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$761
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$916
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$645
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$646
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$716
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$716
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$701
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$707
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$649
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$713
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$732
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$662
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$686
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$662
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$672
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$557
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$597
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$724
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1033
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$702
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$611
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$636
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$547
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$1063
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$725
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$565
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$777
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$824
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$752
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$713
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$738
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$634
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$616
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$819
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$958