New York City vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.37M

The cost of living in New York City is 435% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4th and 6818th ($4207 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1 months in Samsun. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 18th and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Samsun

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	New York City	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$3447

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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