Samsun vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$858
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$436
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$55
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$689
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
23
73
😀 Quality of life
56
81
🏙️ Population
1.37M
1.87M

The cost of living in Samsun is 5% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6234th and 6380th ($858 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Samsun ranked 13th best city to live in Turkey vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5708th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs Tainan

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Samsun Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.52
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.31
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.7%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2714
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.95
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.98
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.98
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.4
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7315
$6108

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682