Rome vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$929	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	92	23
😀 Quality of life	86	56
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.37M

The cost of living in Rome is 100% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 2624th and 6234th ($1718 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Italy and Turkey, respectively. Check Italy vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 337th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Samsun

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	Rome	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$7315

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683