Samsun vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1518
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$226
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$433
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$431
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
23
84
😀 Quality of life
41
83
🏙️ Population
1.34M
3.03M

The cost of living in Samsun is 43% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7971st and 5356th ($567 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 3rd in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Samsun compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Samsun ranked 59th best city to live in Turkey vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7036th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Samsun Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.28
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1548
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.42
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.09
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.53
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10901
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721