Lima vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$407	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$2742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.8M

The cost of living in Lima is 47% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5647th and 2225th ($977 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Peru and Canada, respectively. Check Peru vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 4234th and 51st 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	$4.73	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$5725

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692