Samsun vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Samsun	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$858	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$436	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$55	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$689	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	23	87
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	1.37M	1.39M

The cost of living in Samsun is 75% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6234th and 36th ($858 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 32nd in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Samsun compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Samsun ranked 13th best city to live in Turkey vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5708th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs San Diego

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	Samsun	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.52	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.31	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	39.7%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.95	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.98	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.4	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7315	$28706

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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

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759