Los Angeles vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	94	40
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.49M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 311% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 72nd and 6539th ($3187 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 14th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 47th and 6967th 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	$21.6	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$18289

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502