Los Angeles vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$3333
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	50
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 60% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 65th and 1744th ($3361 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 74th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Ottawa

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	Los Angeles	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822