Samsun vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Samsun	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$858	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$436	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$55	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$689	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	23	15
😀 Quality of life	56	47
🏙️ Population	1.37M	886K

The cost of living in Samsun is 20% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6234th and 4967th ($858 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Samsun compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Samsun ranked 13th best city to live in Turkey vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5708th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs Tabuk

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	Samsun	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.52	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.31	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	39.7%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.95	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.98	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.4	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7315	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028