Los Angeles vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$3517
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	86
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.79M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 42% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 62nd and 1059th ($3420 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 50th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Toronto

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	Los Angeles	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$22670

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053