Los Angeles vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$791
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1156
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	99	41
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.43M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 205% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 72nd and 5028th ($3378 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 4th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Mecca. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 55th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Mecca

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	Los Angeles	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$4622

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1209
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$906
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1168
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$795
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$893
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$902
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$815
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$865
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$942
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$498
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$491
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$497
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$531
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$775
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1104
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$931
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$369
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1632
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$551
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1074
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$385
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$810
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$491
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$354
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$448
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$494
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$360
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$776
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$479
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514