Samsun vs Trabzon
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Samsun edges it, 61 to 60, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Samsun is stronger on air quality; Trabzon on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Black Sea port city where Atatürk landed in 1919
Full Samsun profile →Plan a trip to Samsun →Rainy Black Sea port with tea hills and the Sumela monastery
Full Trabzon profile →Plan a trip to Trabzon →Where they differ
- Air quality. Samsun leads on air quality, 82 to 70, against Trabzon. PM2.5: 13.2 µg/m³ vs 18.3 µg/m³.
Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Samsun if you want
- cleaner air
Pick Trabzon if you want
- no clear edge over Samsun in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Samsun | Trabzon |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 82 | 82 |
| Safety | 53 | 53 |
| Healthcare | 75 | 75 |
| Internet | 49 | 51 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 73 | 73 |
| Getting there & around | 22 ✓ | 19 |
| Climate | 50 | 50 |
| Air quality | 82 ✓ | 70 |
| Quality of life | 65 | 65 |
Cost
| Metric | Samsun | Trabzon |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $850 | $850 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Samsun | Trabzon |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 2.41 | 2.41 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 50.2 | 50.2 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 77 | 77 |
| Life expectancy | 76.2 yrs | 76.2 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Samsun | Trabzon |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 12.4 Mbps | 13.1 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 5.6 Mbps | 7.2 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Samsun | Trabzon |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | Digital nomad visa | Digital nomad visa |
| Minimum income for the visa | $3,000/mo | $3,000/mo |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, EU passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Samsun | Trabzon |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 17 | 31 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 ✓ | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Samsun | Trabzon |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 6 | 6 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 13.2 µg/m³ ✓ | 18.3 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Samsun or Trabzon?
- Samsun and Trabzon cost about the same: roughly $850 per month for one person.
- Is Samsun or Trabzon safer?
- Samsun and Trabzon score the same on safety (53), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Samsun or Trabzon?
- Trabzon: a measured median of 13.1 Mbps versus 12.4 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map; Air Quality Statistics: validated annual mean PM2.5, 2025 (E1a). Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.