Samsun vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Samsun	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$858	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$436	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$55	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$689	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	23	95
😀 Quality of life	56	65
🏙️ Population	1.37M	11.5M

The cost of living in Samsun is 12% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6234th and 5654th ($858 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Samsun compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Samsun ranked 13th best city to live in Turkey vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5708th and 4281st 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	$5.52	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.31	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	39.7%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.95	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.98	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.4	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7315	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611