Los Angeles vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$381
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	57
😀 Quality of life	93	63
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.42M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 286% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 62nd and 6337th ($3420 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 10th 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 0.4 months in Salvador. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 50th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Salvador

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	Los Angeles	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751