Los Angeles vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1989
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$681
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	99	45
😀 Quality of life	93	67
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.04M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 307% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 72nd and 6642nd ($3378 vs $830) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 14th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 55th and 4954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Mersin

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	Los Angeles	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	36.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$8.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$5678

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$721
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$761
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$684
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$636
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$600
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$743
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$621
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$769
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$420
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$569
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$618
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$560
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$344
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$622
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$547
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$449
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$539
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$807
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$597
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1380
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$765
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1416
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$552
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1485
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$585
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$734
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1431
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$675
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1296
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1553
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$702
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$702
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$524
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$571
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$708
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$446
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2265
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$2042