Los Angeles vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2027
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$688
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	99	44
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.04M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 310% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 65th and 6587th ($3361 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 19th 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 74th 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	$22.6	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.88
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$6015

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$724
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$791
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$690
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$599
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$754
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$623
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$781
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$420
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$591
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$647
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$337
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$659
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$544
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$441
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$530
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$838
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$619
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1376
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$820
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1403
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$543
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1453
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$600
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1420
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1275
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1587
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$725
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$734
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$602
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$750
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$438
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2175
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1945