Samsun vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Samsun	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1954	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$361	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$638	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$692	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	87
😀 Quality of life	60	93
🏙️ Population	1.37M	1.01M

The cost of living in Samsun is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6661st and 6th ($802 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th 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 0.9 months in Samsun compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Samsun ranked 12th best city to live in Turkey vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5884th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs San Jose, United States

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	Samsun	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.2	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.43	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.58%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4056	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3246	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.36	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.74	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3613	$22302

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Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254