Los Angeles vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$701
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	94	69
🏙️ Population	3.9M	11.5M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 220% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 65th and 5192nd ($3361 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 74th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Sao Paulo

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	Los Angeles	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666