Los Angeles vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1630
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	20
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.41M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 274% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 72nd and 6257th ($3187 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 47th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Los Angeles	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$7706

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1123
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$940
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$879
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$944
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$828
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$940
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$988
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$895
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$806
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$278
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$895
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$294
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$393
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$324
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$314
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$333
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1586
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$694
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1536
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$777
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$915
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$640
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$350
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1657
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1651
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1372
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$306
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$721
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$847
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1607
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1632
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1004
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$934
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$934