Samsun vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Samsun	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1954	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$638	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$692	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	23	74
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	1.37M	459K

The cost of living in Samsun is 67% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6661st and 1045th ($802 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 916th 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 0.9 months in Samsun compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Samsun ranked 12th best city to live in Turkey vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 5884th and 216th 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	$7.2	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.43	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.58%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4056	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3246	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.36	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.6	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.74	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3613	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710