Manchester vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$997
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	23
😀 Quality of life	92	48
🏙️ Population	548K	1.37M

The cost of living in Manchester is 228% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1193rd and 7191st ($2348 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 44th 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 1.4 months in Samsun. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 84th and 6890th 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	$20.3	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$3975

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831

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