Los Angeles vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2741
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$1341
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	99	42
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.43M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 189% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 65th and 4793rd ($3361 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Mecca. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 74th and 6119th 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	$22.6	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$4655

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522