Samsun vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Samsun	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$394	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$514	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$676	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	23	75
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	1.37M	459K

The cost of living in Samsun is 63% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6364th and 1277th ($820 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1122nd in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Samsun compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Samsun ranked 12th best city to live in Turkey vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5645th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs Virginia Beach

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	Samsun	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.29	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$364	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.7	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.71%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2033	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$552	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11214	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701