Rotterdam vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	23
😀 Quality of life	93	56
🏙️ Population	664K	1.37M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 175% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1038th and 6234th ($2359 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in the Netherlands and Turkey, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 68th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Samsun

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	Rotterdam	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$7315

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514

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