Samsun vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1954
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$361
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
60
77
🏙️ Population
1.37M
24.9M

The cost of living in Samsun is 29% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6661st and 4879th ($802 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Samsun compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Samsun ranked 12th best city to live in Turkey vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5884th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs Shanghai

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Samsun Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.2
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.43
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.47
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.58%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4056
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3246
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.55
$6.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.6
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.74
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3613
$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753