Philadelphia vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Philadelphia	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5854	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$1508	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2200	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$733	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$997
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	91	48
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.37M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 263% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 741st and 7191st ($2597 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd and 44th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 118th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Samsun

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	Philadelphia	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1607	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2381	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1784	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4124	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.41	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2213	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20275	$3975

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737

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