Samsun vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Samsun	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1757	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$312	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$546	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	99
😀 Quality of life	48	100
🏙️ Population	1.37M	5.45M

The cost of living in Samsun is 75% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7191st and 370th ($716 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Samsun compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Samsun ranked 68th best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6890th 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	$5.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$612	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	48.64%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3250	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2663	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.45	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.87	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3975	$25164

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Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$654
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$761
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$916
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$646
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$716
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$716
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$701
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$707
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$649
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$713
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$662
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$686
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$662
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$672
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$557
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$597
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$724
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1033
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$702
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$611
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$636
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$547
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$1063
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$725
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$565
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$777
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$824
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$752
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$713
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$738
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$634
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$616
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$819
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$958

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863