Lima vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lima	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$489	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	38
😀 Quality of life	70	88
🏙️ Population	9.94M	549K

The cost of living in Lima is 37% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5141st and 3269th ($1075 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th 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 Quebec City. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 4052nd and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Quebec City

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	Lima	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.3	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2206	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1546	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.31	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9668	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934