Madrid vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$997
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	98	23
😀 Quality of life	91	48
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.37M

The cost of living in Madrid is 195% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1723rd and 7191st ($2109 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 44th in Spain and Turkey, respectively. Check Spain vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 160th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Samsun

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	Madrid	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$3975

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

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