Los Angeles vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$3629
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	78
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	3.9M	662K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 33% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 72nd and 822nd ($3378 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 55th and 53rd 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	$21.9	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$21986

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915