Samsun vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Samsun	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1954	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$361	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$638	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$692	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	23	95
😀 Quality of life	60	69
🏙️ Population	1.37M	11.5M

The cost of living in Samsun is 24% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6661st and 5192nd ($802 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Samsun compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Samsun ranked 12th best city to live in Turkey vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5884th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs Sao Paulo

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	Samsun	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.2	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.43	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.58%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4056	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3246	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.36	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.6	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.74	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3613	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666