Canada vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1980
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4423
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$325
🏘️ Family rent
$1939
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2816
$485
💸 GDP per capita
$53431
$7907
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
7.62
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
31
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
8%
🎓 Higher education
99
69
😀 Quality of life
87
45
🏙️ Population
37M
33.7M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1980) is 146% more expensive than in Peru ($805). Canada ranked 15th vs 124th for Peru in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Canada compared to 0.6 months in Peru. Ranked 17th and 91st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Peru

We calculate prices for Canada and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 32 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Canada Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$31.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$48
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5833
$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$1530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.1
$6.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.4
$28.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$7.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$774
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12417
$6432

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2453
2.79M
Montreal
$1857
1.8M
Calgary
$2077
1.31M
Ottawa
$2055
1.02M
Edmonton
$1769
1.01M
Mississauga
$2370
718K
Vancouver
$2488
662K
Winnipeg
$1777
750K
Brampton
$1946
656K
Hamilton
$2017
569K
Surrey
$2280
568K
Quebec City
$1644
549K
Halifax
$2086
440K
London
$1936
422K
Markham
$2291
339K
Laval
$1900
438K
Vaughan
$2267
323K
Gatineau
$1768
291K
Burnaby
$2495
249K
Kitchener
$2056
257K
Longueuil
$1835
254K
Burlington
$2185
187K
Saskatoon
$1786
266K
Windsor
$1694
230K
Richmond
$2093
210K
Oakville
$2142
214K
Richmond Hill
$2447
202K
Regina
$1540
226K
Oshawa
$1554
175K
Sherbrooke
$1395
175K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$977
9.94M
Arequipa
$588
1.01M
Trujillo
$714
920K
Callao
$790
537K
Chiclayo
$598
553K
Piura
$565
473K
Iquitos
$694
378K
Chimbote
$504
395K
Cusco
$626
428K
Huancayo
$562
378K
Cajamarca
$549
201K
Juliaca
$547
276K
Pucallpa
$489
326K
Tacna
$414
286K
Tarapoto
$562
240K
Ica
$656
282K
Huacho
$685
201K
Huanuco
$622
197K
Sullana
$505
162K
Ayacucho
$598
216K
Puno
$520
129K
Huaraz
$561
119K
Tumbes
$463
96.9K
Talara
$513
99.6K
Pisco
$614
110K
Jaen
$548
81.6K
Paita
$518
81.2K
Huaral
$727
79K
Puerto Maldonado
$560
85K
Abancay
$591
72.3K