Nairobi vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1757
🏠 One person rent
$305
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
67
23
😀 Quality of life
59
48
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.37M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 13% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6736th and 7191st ($807 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Kenya and Turkey, respectively. Check Kenya vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 6034th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Samsun

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Nairobi Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$3975

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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$654
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$761
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$916
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$645
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$646
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$716
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$716
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$701
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$707
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$649
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$713
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$732
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$662
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$686
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$662
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$672
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$557
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$597
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$724
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1033
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$702
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$611
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$636
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$547
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$1063
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$725
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$565
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$777
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$824
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$752
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$713
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$738
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$634
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$616
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$819
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$958