Ottawa vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	23
😀 Quality of life	92	60
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.37M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 171% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1668th and 6818th ($2133 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 23rd in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1 months in Samsun. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 123rd and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Samsun

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	Ottawa	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$3447

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$703
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$769
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$662
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$694
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$688
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$746
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$766
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$730
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$673
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$755
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$676
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$702
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$708
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$552
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$599
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1027
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$615
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$673
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$598
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$985
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$807
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$595
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$769
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$761
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$755
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$705
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$743
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$654
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$621
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$802
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$907