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Samsun vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Samsun is 90.8% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Samsun
Groceries: pay 51.3% more in Samsun
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Samsun
Housing: pay 89.7% more in Samsun
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Samsun
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.3% more in Samsun
Clothing: pay 14.2% less in Samsun

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Samsun are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Samsun.

Samsun vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Samsun instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Samsun
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$7.22 TRY306.92	+73.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$8.42 TRY358.07	+62.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$1.20 TRY51.15	+215.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.24 TRY10.23	+67.4%
Average			+104.8%

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pay 51.3% more for groceries

	Cairo	Samsun
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.36 TRY15.35	-39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$4.21 TRY179.04	+124.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$3.87 TRY164.59	+3.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$1.59 TRY67.52	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$4.36 TRY185.62	+111.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.55 TRY23.20	-26.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.49 TRY20.88	+46.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.52 TRY22.04	+82.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.44 TRY18.56	+246.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.20 TRY8.58	+7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.19 TRY7.89	-0.4%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Samsun
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.46 TRY189.76	+227.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$10.83 TRY460.38	+68.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$46,262.10 TRY1,967,342.23	+23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$7.65 TRY325.33	+187.7%
Average			+126.8%

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pay 89.7% more for housing

	Cairo	Samsun
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$12.03 TRY511.53	-6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$473.13 TRY20,120.16	+121.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$328.78 TRY13,981.80	+139.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$39.09 TRY1,662.47	+104.4%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Samsun
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$390.93 TRY16,624.71	+321.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$3,608.59 TRY153,458.83	+63.2%
Average			+192.1%

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pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Samsun
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$2.71 TRY115.09	+86.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$2.65 TRY112.54	+63.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$2.04 TRY86.96	-1.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$60.48 TRY2,571.86	+249.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$4.81 TRY204.61	+28.7%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

	Cairo	Samsun
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$33.68 TRY1,432.28	-0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$36.09 TRY1,534.59	-20.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$84.20 TRY3,580.71	-28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$57.14 TRY2,429.76	-7.2%
Average			-14.2%

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