Los Angeles vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$418
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	93	66
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.49M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 326% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 62nd and 6758th ($3420 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 33rd 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 0.5 months in Recife. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 50th and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Recife

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	Los Angeles	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$11966

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592