Los Angeles vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$391
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	56
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.42M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 325% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 65th and 6702nd ($3361 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 17th 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 Salvador. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 74th and 5621st 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	$22.6	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$13462

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699