Los Angeles vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	99	44
😀 Quality of life	93	61
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.04M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 321% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 80th and 6631st ($3196 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 16th 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 58th and 5008th 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	$21.7	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$12242

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$688
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$712
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$575
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$664
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$585
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$699
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$490
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$578
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$535
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$403
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$598
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$386
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$523
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$406
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1252
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$698
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1158
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$489
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1302
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$570
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$697
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1243
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$645
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1134
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1368
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$672
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$745
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$509
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$577
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$663
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$417
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$1968
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1702