Lima vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$466	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.9M

The cost of living in Lima is 46% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5300th and 2370th ($1034 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 3484th and 49th 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	$4.53	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$6432

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828