Los Angeles vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1642
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$759
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	99	22
😀 Quality of life	93	51
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.99M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 440% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 72nd and 7752nd ($3378 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 79th 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 1.2 months in Urfa. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Urfa ranked 33rd in Turkey, while ranked 55th and 6642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Urfa

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	Los Angeles	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$2.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$8142

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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 Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$654
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$597
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$591
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$593
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$571
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$580
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$492
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$598
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$550
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$568
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$595
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$545
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$524
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$485
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$539
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$547
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$581
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$476
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$597
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$622
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$344
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$552
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$499
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$560
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$533
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$600
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$588
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$390
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$446
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$599
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$566
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$583
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$761