Mexico City vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$774	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$799
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	23
😀 Quality of life	72	60
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.37M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 82% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4274th and 6818th ($1428 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd in Mexico and Turkey, respectively. Check Mexico vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1 months in Samsun. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 3354th and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Samsun

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	Mexico City	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$3447

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023

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