Ottawa vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$692
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	23
😀 Quality of life	92	60
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.37M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 161% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1744th and 6661st ($2096 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 21st in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 129th and 5884th 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	$16.1	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$3613

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852