Nicosia vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$678	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	70	23
😀 Quality of life	81	56
🏙️ Population	330K	1.37M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 52% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4211th and 6234th ($1302 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 13th in Turkey, while ranked 494th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Samsun

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	Nicosia	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$7315

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683