Los Angeles vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$2722
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.76M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 74% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 72nd and 2281st ($3165 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 76th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 34th and 30th 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	$22.5	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$7624

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576