Ottawa vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$997
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	23
😀 Quality of life	91	48
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.37M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 196% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1688th and 7191st ($2122 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 44th in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 141st and 6890th 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	$15.2	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$3975

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$654
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$761
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$916
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$646
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$716
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$716
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$701
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$707
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$649
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$713
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$662
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$686
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$662
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$672
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$557
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$597
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$724
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1033
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$702
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$611
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$636
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$547
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$1063
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$725
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$565
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$777
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$824
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$752
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$713
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$738
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$634
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$616
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$819
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$958