Los Angeles vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$673
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$906
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$1300
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	22
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.41M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 184% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 65th and 4743rd ($3361 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 74th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Los Angeles	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$5508

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1155
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1162
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$940
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$825
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$862
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$967
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1069
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$918
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$964
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$769
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$346
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$903
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$354
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$517
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$348
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$365
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$428
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1627
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$782
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1734
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$798
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$911
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$645
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$398
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$718
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1910
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1855
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1645
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$271
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$837
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1021
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1867
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1879
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1009
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$860
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$987