Munich vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	23
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.37M

The cost of living in Munich is 218% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 889th and 6818th ($2499 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1 months in Samsun. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 38th and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Samsun

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	Munich	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$3447

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

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