Los Angeles vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2900
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	38
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	3.9M	549K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 99% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 72nd and 3269th ($3378 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 113th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 55th and 332nd 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	$21.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934