Male vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Male	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1295	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3008	$1868
🏠 One person rent	$809	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$514
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.7	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$676
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	7	23
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	133K	1.37M

The cost of living in Male is 58% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4342nd and 6364th ($1295 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Maldives and Turkey, respectively. Check Maldives vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 5145th and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Samsun

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	Male	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$98.8	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.54%	36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2675	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.2	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.38	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.9	$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.27	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$170	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3225	$11214

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$672
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$606
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$728
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$647
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$602
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$591
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$485
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$1003
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$705
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$504
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$643
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$619
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$684
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$708
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$675
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$656
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$625
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$673
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$617
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$578
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$607
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$907
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$672
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$594
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$635
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$731
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$426
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$662
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$678
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$599
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$637
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$651
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$580
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$790
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$607