Los Angeles vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$411
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	93	65
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.49M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 319% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 72nd and 6735th ($3378 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 27th 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 11th in Brazil, while ranked 55th and 5331st 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	$21.9	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$13958

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583