Samsun vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$858
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$436
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$55
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$689
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
23
95
😀 Quality of life
56
86
🏙️ Population
1.37M
2.6M

The cost of living in Samsun is 27% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6234th and 4534th ($858 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st 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 Taipei. Samsun ranked 13th best city to live in Turkey vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5708th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Samsun Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.52
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.31
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.7%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2714
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.95
$8.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.98
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.98
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.4
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7315
$19749

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$665
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$578
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581