Los Angeles vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1531
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$221
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$859
😷 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 488% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 62nd and 8147th ($3420 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 101st 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 1.5 months in Urfa. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 50th and 6572nd 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	$22.4	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$3.57
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$9341

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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 Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$587
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$609
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$576
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$549
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$596
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$518
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$547
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$608
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$619
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$565
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$527
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$551
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$537
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$544
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$579
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$490
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$640
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$339
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$559
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$557
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$515
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$565
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$594
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$598
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$616
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$601
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$384
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$441
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$597
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$756