Lima vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lima	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$489	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	70	96
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.8M

The cost of living in Lima is 44% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5141st and 2284th ($1075 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Peru and Canada, respectively. Check Peru vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4052nd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Montreal

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	Lima	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2206	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1546	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.31	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9668	$5550

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805