Los Angeles vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	50
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 56% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 80th and 1701st ($3196 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 25th 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 58th and 162nd 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	$21.7	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$19030

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800