Los Angeles vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2338
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$659
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1337
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	23
😀 Quality of life	93	69
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.41M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 194% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 62nd and 4843rd ($3420 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 50th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Medina

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	Los Angeles	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$5520

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1210
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1031
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$919
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$738
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$834
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$938
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1036
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$890
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$976
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$753
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$334
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$873
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$338
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$429
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$350
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$379
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$439
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1628
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$818
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$2054
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$856
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$871
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$686
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$375
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$742
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$2014
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1933
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1810
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$264
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$977
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1149
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$2038
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$2060
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1032
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$864
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$1077