Los Angeles vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2191
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$507
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	75
😀 Quality of life	93	66
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.39M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 286% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 62nd and 6346th ($3420 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 12th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 50th and 5036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Porto Alegre

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	Los Angeles	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1639
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$9470

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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

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$696
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$742
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$609
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$679
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$670
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$694
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$683
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$599
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$736
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$646
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$608
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$619
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$636
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$538
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$719
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$680
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$671
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$524
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$596
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$686
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$741
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$685
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$751
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$753
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$812
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$801
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$669
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$500