Montreal vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$992	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	96	60
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.37M

The cost of living in Montreal is 145% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 2284th and 6818th ($1928 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 23rd in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1 months in Samsun. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 11th and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Samsun

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	Montreal	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$3447

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

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