Manchester vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$692
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	91	23
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	548K	1.37M

The cost of living in Manchester is 183% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1330th and 6661st ($2265 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 21st 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 107th and 5884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Samsun

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	Manchester	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$3613

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852