Nicosia vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$701
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
69
23
😀 Quality of life
81
57
🏙️ Population
330K
1.37M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 65% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4220th and 6364th ($1352 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 12th in Turkey, while ranked 469th and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$11214

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$1356
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$1216
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37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
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$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$672
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$606
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$728
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$647
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$602
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$591
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$485
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$1003
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$705
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$504
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$643
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$619
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$684
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$708
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$675
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$656
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$625
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$673
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$617
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$578
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$607
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$907
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$672
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$594
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$635
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$570
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$731
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$426
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$622
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$662
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$577
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$678
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$599
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$637
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$651
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$580
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$790
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$607