Manchester vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	91	23
😀 Quality of life	92	56
🏙️ Population	548K	1.37M

The cost of living in Manchester is 141% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1662nd and 6234th ($2071 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 10th 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 0.8 months in Samsun. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 85th and 5708th 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	$16.7	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$7315

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

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