Los Angeles vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	39
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	3.9M	549K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 78% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 72nd and 2544th ($3187 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 95th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 47th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Quebec City

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	Los Angeles	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$6253

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751