Los Angeles vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$997
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	23
😀 Quality of life	93	48
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.37M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 378% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 62nd and 7191st ($3420 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 44th 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 1.4 months in Samsun. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 50th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Samsun

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	Los Angeles	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$3975

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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

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$654
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$761
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$916
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$646
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$716
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$716
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$701
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$707
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$649
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$713
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$662
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$686
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$662
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$672
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$557
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$597
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$724
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1033
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$702
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$611
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$636
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$547
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$1063
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$725
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$565
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$777
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$824
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$752
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$713
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$738
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$634
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$616
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$819
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$958