Lima vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	49
😀 Quality of life	71	91
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.02M

The cost of living in Lima is 51% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5300th and 1688th ($1034 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 3484th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Ottawa

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	Lima	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.53	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875