Calgary vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$498
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	1.31M	9.94M

The cost of living in Calgary is 113% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1646th and 5647th ($2077 vs $977) 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 153rd and 4234th 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	$15.2	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$7764

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697