London vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	99	56
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.37M

The cost of living in London is 284% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 58th and 6234th ($3296 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1.3 months in London compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 4th and 5708th 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	$21.4	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$7315

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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