Saint Petersburg vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2103	$1518
🏠 One person rent	$389	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$221
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$431
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	82	23
😀 Quality of life	66	41
🏙️ Population	5.38M	1.34M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 43% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6353rd and 7971st ($811 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 59th in Russia and Turkey, respectively. Check Russia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 4239th and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Samsun

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	Saint Petersburg	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.31	$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.55	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.79%	36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3262	$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.39	$5.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6504	$10901

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438

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