Los Angeles vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$794
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	96
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	3.9M	11.5M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 203% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 72nd and 5003rd ($3378 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 55th and 2408th 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	$21.9	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$16798

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719