Edmonton vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$2503
🏠 One person rent	$996	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$632
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	77
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	1.01M	9.94M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 77% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2656th and 5300th ($1835 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in Canada and Peru, respectively. Check Canada vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 133rd and 3484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Lima

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	Edmonton	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$11057

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731