Samsun vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Samsun	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$858	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$436	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$55	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$689	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	56	100
🏙️ Population	1.37M	4.84M

The cost of living in Samsun is 66% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6234th and 745th ($858 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Samsun compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Samsun ranked 13th best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5708th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs Sydney

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	Samsun	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.52	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.31	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	39.7%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.95	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.98	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7315	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683