Los Angeles vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	23
😀 Quality of life	93	56
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.37M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 273% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 80th and 6234th ($3196 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 10th 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 0.8 months in Samsun. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 58th and 5708th 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	$21.7	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.51
🥤 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	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$7315

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683