Samsun vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Samsun	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$355	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$624	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$799	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	99
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	1.37M	5.45M

The cost of living in Samsun is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6818th and 348th ($786 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 months in Samsun compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Samsun ranked 14th best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5950th 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	$6.85	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.01	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	48.89%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3105	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.55	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3447	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864