Lima vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lima	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$443	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$444	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	64	93
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.76M

The cost of living in Lima is 50% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5792nd and 2002nd ($986 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4404th and 60th 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	$4.48	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.4	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.59%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1434	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.02	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.9	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$6957

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$779
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$726
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$687
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$591
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$605
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$612
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$640
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$553
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$588
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$496
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$597
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$699
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$500
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$643
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$549
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$515
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$517
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$560
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$522
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$564
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$490
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$498
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$509
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$617
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$504
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$495
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$406
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$679
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$781
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$454
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$594
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$770
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$641
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$673
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$722

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610