Istanbul vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Istanbul	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$687	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1209	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1177	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	15.7M	3.9M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 61% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4475th and 62nd ($1328 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 Istanbul compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 829th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Los Angeles

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	Istanbul	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.4	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.66%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.02	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.2	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1014	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23206	$23685

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$651
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$634
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$790
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$824
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$807
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$899
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$866
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$692
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$763
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$593
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$598
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$710
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$764
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$522
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$750
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$656
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$747
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$606
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$855
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1201
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$741
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$699
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1140
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$676
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$702
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$610
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$743
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$702
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$743
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1060
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1020

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000