Madrid vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	98	23
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.37M

The cost of living in Madrid is 108% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6234th ($1781 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th in Spain and Turkey, respectively. Check Spain vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 151st and 5708th 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	$14.7	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$7315

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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