Lima vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$426
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
64
95
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.76M

The cost of living in Lima is 49% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5780th and 2281st ($932 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in Peru and Canada, respectively. Check Peru vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4655th and 30th 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
$4.3
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576