Brasilia vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$443	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	28	99
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	3M	3.9M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 72% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5856th and 62nd ($958 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 47th 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 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5032nd and 50th 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	$8.07	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$23685

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000