Samsun vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Samsun	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1954	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$361	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$638	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$692	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	23	43
😀 Quality of life	60	61
🏙️ Population	1.37M	1.4M

The cost of living in Samsun is 8% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6661st and 6373rd ($802 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Turkey and Mongolia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Samsun compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Samsun ranked 12th best city to live in Turkey vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5884th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Samsun	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.2	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.43	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.58%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4056	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3246	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.36	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.6	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.74	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.2	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3613	$6621

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Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600