Los Angeles vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$3361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	78
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	3.9M	662K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 20% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 72nd and 512th ($3187 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 47th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Vancouver

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	Los Angeles	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$16245

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743