Samsun vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Samsun	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1954	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$361	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$638	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$692	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	8
😀 Quality of life	60	63
🏙️ Population	1.37M	24.7K

The cost of living in Samsun is 49% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6661st and 3601st ($802 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Turkey and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Turkey vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Samsun compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Samsun ranked 12th best city to live in Turkey vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5884th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs Victoria

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	Samsun	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.43	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.58%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4056	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3246	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.36	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.6	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.74	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.2	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3613	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420