Samsun vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$394
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$514
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$676
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
23
74
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
1.37M
1.87M

The cost of living in Samsun is 3% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6364th and 6292nd ($820 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 9th 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 Tainan. Samsun ranked 12th best city to live in Turkey vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5645th and 499th 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
$5.29
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.71%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2033
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$552
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11214
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719