Nicosia vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$649
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1199
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.9
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1590
$431
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
69
23
😀 Quality of life
81
41
🏙️ Population
330K
1.34M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 126% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4233rd and 7971st ($1280 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 59th in Cyprus and Turkey, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 415th and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1164
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$920
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2534
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2015
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$5.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.6
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.4
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7149
$10901

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$1091
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$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
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$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628