Samsun vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1518
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$226
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$433
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$431
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
23
93
😀 Quality of life
41
86
🏙️ Population
1.34M
2.29M

The cost of living in Samsun is 34% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7971st and 6163rd ($567 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Samsun ranked 59th best city to live in Turkey vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 7036th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Samsun Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.28
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1548
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.42
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.09
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.53
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10901
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716