New York City vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$997
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	95	48
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.37M

The cost of living in New York City is 487% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4th and 7191st ($4202 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th 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 1.4 months in Samsun. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 15th and 6890th 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	$22.6	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$3975

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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