Los Angeles vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$378
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	57
😀 Quality of life	93	62
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.42M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 291% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 72nd and 6516th ($3378 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 12th 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 18th in Brazil, while ranked 55th and 5693rd 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	$21.9	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$14902

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743