Riga vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1757
🏠 One person rent
$592
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$997
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
59
23
😀 Quality of life
80
48
🏙️ Population
595K
1.37M

The cost of living in Riga is 75% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4631st and 7191st ($1254 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 44th in Latvia and Turkey, respectively. Check Latvia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 657th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Samsun

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Riga Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$3975

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$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

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