Lima vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	50
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.02M

The cost of living in Lima is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5647th and 1701st ($977 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 Ottawa. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 4234th and 162nd 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	$4.73	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800