Riyadh vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$996
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$431
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
71
23
😀 Quality of life
74
41
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.34M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 190% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 2922nd and 7971st ($1642 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 1210th and 7036th 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
$7.92
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$4.36
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$5.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$10901

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628