Los Angeles vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$799
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	23
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.37M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 330% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 72nd and 6818th ($3378 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 23rd 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 months in Samsun. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 55th and 5950th 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	$21.9	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$3447

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$703
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$769
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$662
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$694
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$688
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$746
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$766
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$730
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$673
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$755
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$676
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$702
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$708
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$552
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$599
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1027
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$615
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$673
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$598
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$985
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$807
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$595
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$769
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$761
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$755
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$705
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$743
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$654
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$621
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$802
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$907