Los Angeles vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$491
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	93	67
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.21M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 233% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 72nd and 5559th ($3378 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 2nd 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 Rio de Janeiro. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 55th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Los Angeles	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$13739

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631