Samsun vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$858
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$436
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$55
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$689
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
23
96
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
1.37M
17.7M

The cost of living in Samsun is 6% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6234th and 5950th ($858 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Samsun ranked 13th best city to live in Turkey vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5708th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs Shenzhen

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Samsun Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.52
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.31
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.7%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2714
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.95
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.98
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.98
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7315
$22267

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SamsunShenzhen

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609