Los Angeles vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	99	42
😀 Quality of life	93	54
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.43M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 226% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 80th and 5632nd ($3196 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 8th 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 58th and 5982nd 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	$21.7	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$4682

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507