Brasilia vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$296	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$4771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	28	99
😀 Quality of life	56	93
🏙️ Population	2.82M	3.9M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 76% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6598th and 80th ($765 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 71st in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 5716th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Los Angeles

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	Brasilia	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$28838

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Los Angeles

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