Reykjavik vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Reykjavik	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3322	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6846	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$2058	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$916	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	52	23
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	139K	1.37M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 322% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 86th and 6818th ($3322 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 months in Samsun. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 268th and 5950th 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	$28.6	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.3	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2151	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1861	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3373	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.7	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7832	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6385	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.51	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.49	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.44	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.83	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.9	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.26	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95.3	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.1	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$144	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$176	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30361	$3447

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3212
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2621
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2974
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2066
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2053
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1540
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1620
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1645
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1656
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1852
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1906
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1862
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2121
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1585
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1769
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1707
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1854
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1588
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1784
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1954
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1496
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1945
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1980
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2978
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2179
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1490
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2363
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2135
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1984
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2627
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2409

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$703
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$769
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$662
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$694
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$688
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$746
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$766
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$730
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$673
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$755
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$676
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$702
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$708
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$552
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$599
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1027
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$615
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$673
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$598
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$985
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$807
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$595
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$769
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$761
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$755
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$705
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$743
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$654
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$621
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$802
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$907