Jeddah vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeddah	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2901	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$583	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	99
😀 Quality of life	76	93
🏙️ Population	4.7M	3.9M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 65% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4730th and 62nd ($1210 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 47th in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 1324th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Los Angeles

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	Jeddah	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$732	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.18	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.65	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$523	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8743	$23685

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1031
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$976
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1164
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$890
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$873
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$871
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$919
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$834
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$484
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$864
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1124
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$513
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$350
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$475
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$938
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$738
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$947
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$481
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1036
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$379
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$439
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$334
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1628
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$338
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$532
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$476
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$748
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$429
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$476
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$375
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$753
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$803
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$478

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