Reykjavik vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Reykjavik	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3205	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6762	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$904	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4423	$997
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	23
😀 Quality of life	88	48
🏙️ Population	139K	1.37M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 348% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 119th and 7191st ($3205 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Iceland and Turkey, respectively. Check Iceland vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 258th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Samsun

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	Reykjavik	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.3	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.9	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.4	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$6.5	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2129	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1743	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3328	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.3	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.69%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7748	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6175	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.38	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.99	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.1	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.18	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.3	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.2	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$47.2	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$146	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$178	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30029	$3975

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3106
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2581
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2921
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2017
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2005
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1523
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1646
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1647
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1640
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1835
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1885
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1842
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2114
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1593
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1763
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1704
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1831
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1586
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1760
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1878
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1485
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1923
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$2021
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$3003
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2264
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1456
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2508
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2101
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1944
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2518
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2336

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