Los Angeles vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1656
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	99	41
😀 Quality of life	94	53
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.43M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 239% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 72nd and 6019th ($3187 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 7th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 47th and 6051st 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	$21.6	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$4675

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1123
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$895
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$853
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$837
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$895
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$915
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$828
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$934
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$491
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$492
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$940
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$524
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$944
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$490
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1094
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$988
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$324
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1586
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$550
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$491
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$988
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$314
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$686
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$489
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$278
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$333
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$491
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$294
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$806
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$393
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514