Samsun vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$394
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$514
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$676
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
23
84
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
1.37M
3.03M

The cost of living in Samsun is 12% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6364th and 6052nd ($820 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Samsun ranked 12th best city to live in Turkey vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5645th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Samsun Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.29
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.71%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2033
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$552
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11214
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$672
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$606
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$728
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$647
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$602
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$591
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$485
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$1003
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$705
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$504
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$643
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$619
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$684
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$708
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$675
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$656
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$625
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$673
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$617
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$578
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$607
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$907
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$672
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$594
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$635
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$570
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$731
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$426
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$622
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$662
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$577
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$678
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$599
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$637
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$651
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$580
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$790
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$607

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716