Samsun vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Samsun	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$2074
🏠 One person rent	$226	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$826
🍽️ Food expenses	$221	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$431	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	23	43
😀 Quality of life	41	55
🏙️ Population	1.34M	1.4M

The cost of living in Samsun is 28% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7971st and 6405th ($567 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 1st in Turkey and Mongolia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Samsun compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Samsun ranked 59th best city to live in Turkey vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7036th and 5931st 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	$4.28	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.7	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.58%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1548	$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.42	$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.09	$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.6	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.53	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26	$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.61	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10901	$5952

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Cities near Samsun

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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$759
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$576
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$607
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$589
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$491
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$674
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$997
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$679
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$673
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1345
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$674
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$677
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$640
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$444
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$776
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$707
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$647
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$643
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$614
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$535
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$625
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$573
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$578
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$603
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$593
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$572
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$504
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$602
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$510
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$576
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$581
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$700
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$560
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$628
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1065
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$666
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$625