Los Angeles vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	93	65
🏙️ Population	3.9M	11.5M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 227% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 80th and 5654th ($3196 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 58th and 4281st 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	$21.7	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$14254

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611