Calgary vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2136
$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4760
$2470
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$2001
$743
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2854
$549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
78
😀 Quality of life
91
69
🏙️ Population
1.31M
9.94M

The cost of living in Calgary is 114% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1644th and 5840th ($2136 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Peru, respectively. Check Canada vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Calgary ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 156th and 3677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Lima

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Calgary Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.41
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2152
$939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1634
$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.5
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
9.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3374
$1710
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3144
$1827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$5.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$873
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15961
$8192

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1839
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1811
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1740
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1539
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1661
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1865
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2616
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1984
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2375
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2351
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1783
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2246
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1857
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1949
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2265
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2087
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2481
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1857
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1760
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1912
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1883
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1779
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1628
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1997
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1851
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1437
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2251
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1510
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2063
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2108
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2039
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2688
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2079
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1975
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2030
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2545
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2462
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2415
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1931

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$805
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$745
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$708
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$580
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$650
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$647
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$708
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$581
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$623
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$525
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$626
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$731
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$509
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$568
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$648
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$584
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$571
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$627
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$616
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$570
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$604
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$571
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$582
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$586
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$542
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$526
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$540
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$605
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$537
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$527
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$430
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$725
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$673
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$483
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$589
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$770
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$769
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$688
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$699
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$716