Los Angeles vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$2945
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.8M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 77% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 65th and 2306th ($3361 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 52nd 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 74th and 46th 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	$22.6	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$4789

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811