Saint Petersburg vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$577	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$997
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	85	23
😀 Quality of life	71	48
🏙️ Population	5.65M	1.37M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 59% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4898th and 7191st ($1139 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 44th in Russia and Turkey, respectively. Check Russia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 3542nd and 6890th 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	$9.18	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$3975

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597

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