Los Angeles vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$442
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.21M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 258% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 65th and 6006th ($3361 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 74th and 4818th 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	$22.6	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$12076

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586