Phoenix vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phoenix	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2395	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5245	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4432	$689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	69	23
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.37M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 179% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 955th and 6234th ($2395 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th and 10th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 146th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Samsun

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	Phoenix	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$6.21	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2412	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3133	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.4	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.8	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1103	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12281	$7315

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683