Los Angeles vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$2861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	71
😀 Quality of life	94	77
🏙️ Population	3.9M	7.01M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 101% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 72nd and 3292nd ($3187 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 47th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Los Angeles	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$10359

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489