Los Angeles vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3196
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7594
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$2049
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$3732
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$709
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4771
$2731
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
72
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
3.9M
7.01M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 95% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 80th and 2911th ($3196 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 58th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.7
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.51
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.77
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2168
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1758
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4056
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3293
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8056
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7115
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.5
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.1
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.05
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.25
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28838
$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529