Samsun vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Samsun	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$858	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$436	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$55	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$689	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	23	43
😀 Quality of life	56	56
🏙️ Population	1.37M	1.4M

The cost of living in Samsun is 5% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6234th and 6004th ($858 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Samsun ranked 13th best city to live in Turkey vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5708th and 5778th 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	$5.52	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.31	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	39.7%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.95	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.98	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.4	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7315	$6410

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$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

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598