New York City vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$692
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	98	60
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.37M

The cost of living in New York City is 424% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4th and 6661st ($4203 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 11th and 5884th 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	$23.2	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$3613

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852