Los Angeles vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$2928
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.9M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 80% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 62nd and 2370th ($3420 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 50th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Montreal

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	Los Angeles	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828