Samsun vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1954
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$361
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.1
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
23
85
😀 Quality of life
60
83
🏙️ Population
1.37M
3.03M

The cost of living in Samsun is 20% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6661st and 5518th ($802 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Samsun compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Samsun ranked 12th best city to live in Turkey vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5884th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Samsun Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.2
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.43
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.58%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4056
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3246
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.55
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.74
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3613
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$728
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$779
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$720
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$1059
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$691
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$697
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$712
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$709
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$786
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$800
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$759
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$687
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$737
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$758
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$700
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$725
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$696
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$750
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$578
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$623
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$820
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1118
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$745
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$624
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$681
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$627
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$892
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$838
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$622
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$781
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$689
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$780
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$655
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$754
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$693
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$623
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$793
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$852

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650