Saint Petersburg vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$497	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	81	23
😀 Quality of life	67	56
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.37M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 13% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5668th and 6234th ($974 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Russia and Turkey, respectively. Check Russia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 3598th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Samsun

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	Saint Petersburg	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$7315

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683