Los Angeles vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7625
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$2019
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$3688
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$715
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6398
$1519
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
20
😀 Quality of life
94
52
🏙️ Population
3.9M
1.18M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 255% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 72nd and 6017th ($3165 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 15th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 34th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.42
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$5.63
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2215
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1717
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4161
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3237
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.7%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7697
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6904
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.95
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$140
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2020
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31623
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964