London vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	96	60
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.37M

The cost of living in London is 376% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 20th and 6818th ($3740 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in the United Kingdom and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1 months in Samsun. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 12th and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Samsun

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	London	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$3447

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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