Samsun vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Samsun	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$355	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$624	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$799	$4175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	23	74
😀 Quality of life	60	88
🏙️ Population	1.37M	459K

The cost of living in Samsun is 67% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6818th and 1097th ($786 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 940th 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 1 months in Samsun compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Samsun ranked 14th best city to live in Turkey vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 5950th and 304th 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	$6.85	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.01	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	48.89%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3105	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.55	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.4	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3447	$15986

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Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$703
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$769
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$662
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$694
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$688
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$746
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$766
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$730
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$673
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$755
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$676
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$702
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$708
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$552
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$599
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1027
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$615
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$673
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$598
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$985
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$807
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$595
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$769
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$761
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$755
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$705
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$743
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$654
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$621
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$802
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$907

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763