Throughout California, the cost of nursing home care varies from city to city. While the average cost is $8,060 per month in Los Angeles, further south in San Diego nursing home care costs average more than $2,000 higher, at $10,722 per month. In Oxnard, seniors pay about $8,356 per month, while further inland in Riverside, nursing home residents can expect to pay even less, as the median cost is just $7,756 per month. When compared with the state average of $9,247 per month, Los Angeles’ nursing home costs are considerably less; however, when compared with the U.S. median cost, seniors in Los Angeles pay about $840 more per month.