Riyadh vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$946
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
70
23
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.37M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 108% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 3529th and 6818th ($1632 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1 months in Samsun. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 879th and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Samsun

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Riyadh Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$3447

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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