Samsun vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Samsun	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$858	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$436	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$55	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$689	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	47
😀 Quality of life	56	62
🏙️ Population	1.37M	276K

The cost of living in Samsun is 8% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6234th and 6461st ($858 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Samsun compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Samsun ranked 13th best city to live in Turkey vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5708th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs Sarajevo

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	Samsun	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.52	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.31	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	39.7%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.95	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.98	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.4	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7315	$2856

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768