Samsun vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$786
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1913
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$355
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$624
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$60
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
99
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
1.37M
24.9M

The cost of living in Samsun is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6818th and 4971st ($786 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Samsun compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Samsun ranked 14th best city to live in Turkey vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5950th and 1655th 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
$6.85
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.2
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.89%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3105
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.06
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3447
$27781

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Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$703
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$769
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$988
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$662
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$670
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$694
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$688
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$746
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$766
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$730
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$673
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$732
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$755
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$676
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$702
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$708
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$552
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$599
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$765
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1027
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$615
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$673
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$598
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$985
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$807
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$595
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$769
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$761
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$755
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$705
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$743
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$654
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$621
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$802
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$907

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765