Los Angeles vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$2926
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	50
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 46% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 72nd and 1355th ($3165 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 34th and 117th 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	$22.5	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$21213

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874