Los Angeles vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$3871
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	49
😀 Quality of life	93	92
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 58% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 72nd and 1668th ($3378 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 55th and 123rd 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	$21.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$17337

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891