Melbourne vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	100	60
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.37M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 217% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 893rd and 6818th ($2496 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd in Australia and Turkey, respectively. Check Australia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1 months in Samsun. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 1st and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Samsun

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	Melbourne	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$3447

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$703
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$769
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$662
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$694
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$688
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$746
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$766
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$730
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$673
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$755
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$676
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$702
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$708
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$552
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$599
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1027
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$615
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$673
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$598
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$985
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$807
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$595
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$769
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$761
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$755
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$705
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$743
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$654
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$621
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$802
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$907