Los Angeles vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	20
😀 Quality of life	93	66
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.41M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 163% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 80th and 4439th ($3196 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 58th and 3899th 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	$21.7	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$7421

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905