Samsun vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Samsun	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$8717
🏠 One person rent	$394	$2600
🏘️ Family rent	$514	$4501
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$806
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$676	$7795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	23	97
😀 Quality of life	57	97
🏙️ Population	1.37M	874K

The cost of living in Samsun is 78% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6364th and 9th ($820 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Samsun ranked 12th best city to live in Turkey vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5645th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs San Francisco

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	Samsun	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.29	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$364	$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.7	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.71%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2033	$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$552	$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.8	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11214	$31050

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Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$672
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$606
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$728
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$647
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$602
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$591
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$485
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$1003
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$705
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$504
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$643
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$619
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$684
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$708
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$675
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$656
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$625
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$673
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$617
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$578
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$607
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$907
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$672
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$594
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$635
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$731
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$426
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$662
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$678
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$599
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$637
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$651
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$580
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$790
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$607

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610