Los Angeles vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1243
😷 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 189% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 72nd and 4849th ($3378 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 55th and 4347th 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	$21.9	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$5515

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1209
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1107
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$942
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$775
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$815
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$931
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1074
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$906
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$964
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$776
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$354
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$893
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$360
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$479
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$369
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$385
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$448
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1632
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$800
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1853
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$824
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$902
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$665
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$415
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$724
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$2002
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1946
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1700
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$283
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$895
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1062
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1936
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1962
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1013
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$865
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$1010