Lisbon vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	23
😀 Quality of life	82	56
🏙️ Population	546K	1.37M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 99% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 2671st and 6234th ($1705 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Portugal and Turkey, respectively. Check Portugal vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 475th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Samsun

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	Lisbon	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$7315

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

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