Samsun vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$786
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1913
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$355
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$624
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$60
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
23
5
😀 Quality of life
60
45
🏙️ Population
1.37M
115K

The cost of living in Samsun is 91% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6818th and 8957th ($786 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Turkey and Bhutan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Samsun compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Samsun ranked 14th best city to live in Turkey vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5950th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Samsun Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.85
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.2
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.89%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3105
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.06
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.4
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3447
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$703
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$769
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$988
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$662
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$670
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$694
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$688
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$746
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$766
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$730
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$673
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$732
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$755
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$676
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$702
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$708
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$552
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$599
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$765
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1027
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$615
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$673
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$598
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$985
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$807
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$595
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$769
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$761
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$755
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$705
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$743
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$654
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$621
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$802
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$907

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285