Samsun vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Samsun	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$394	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$514	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$676	$408
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	23	43
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	1.37M	1.4M

The cost of living in Samsun is 10% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6364th and 6109th ($820 vs $907) 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Samsun ranked 12th best city to live in Turkey vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5645th and 5802nd 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	$5.29	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$364	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.7	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.71%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2033	$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$552	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.8	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11214	$7750

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Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$672
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$606
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$728
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$647
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$602
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$591
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$485
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$1003
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$705
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$504
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$643
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$619
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$684
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$708
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$675
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$656
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$625
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$673
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$617
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$578
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$607
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$907
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$672
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$594
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$635
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$731
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$426
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$662
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$678
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$599
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$637
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$651
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$580
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$790
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$607

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$875
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$568
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$741
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$575
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$617
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$629
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1005
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$684
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$581
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$644
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1380
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$676
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$646
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$637
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$447
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$806
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$729
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$605
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$648
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$602
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$619
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$574
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$573
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$601
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$603
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$515
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$628
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$502
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$577
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$589
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$760
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$537
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$623
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1067
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$629
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$594