Los Angeles vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$2496
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	99	73
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	3.9M	7.01M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 107% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 65th and 3418th ($3361 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 74th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Riyadh

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	Los Angeles	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$9818

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463