Riyadh vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1757
🏠 One person rent
$936
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
70
23
😀 Quality of life
78
48
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.37M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 127% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 3485th and 7191st ($1628 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th 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 1.4 months in Samsun. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 899th and 6890th 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
$7.94
$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$3975

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

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