Los Angeles vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4700
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$2399
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$3057
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	92
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	3.9M	718K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 48% more expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 62nd and 1279th ($3420 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 9th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Mississauga ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 50th and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Mississauga

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	Los Angeles	Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$2145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$7883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$6206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$10705

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$2102
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2318
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2415
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2233
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2214
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2006
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2172
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$2017
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1892
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2124
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2049
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1832
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2109
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1936
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1581
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1848
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2078
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2138
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2303
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2181
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1706
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2123
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1939
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2125
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$1863
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$1953
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1930
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1757
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2035