Lima vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lima	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	49
😀 Quality of life	70	92
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.02M

The cost of living in Lima is 50% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5141st and 1668th ($1075 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 4052nd and 123rd 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	$4.88	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.3	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2206	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1546	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.31	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9668	$17337

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891