Melbourne vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$692
😷 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 188% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1249th and 6661st ($2308 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 21st in Australia and Turkey, respectively. Check Australia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 1st and 5884th 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	$14.5	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$3613

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

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