Samsun vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1518
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$226
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$433
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$431
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
41
78
🏙️ Population
1.34M
24.9M

The cost of living in Samsun is 52% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7971st and 4461st ($567 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 6th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Samsun compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Samsun ranked 59th best city to live in Turkey vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7036th and 558th 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
$4.28
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.58%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1548
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.42
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.09
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.53
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10901
$28143

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Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740