Lima vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$407	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	38
😀 Quality of life	65	86
🏙️ Population	9.94M	549K

The cost of living in Lima is 41% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5647th and 2883rd ($977 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 4234th and 310th 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	$4.73	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732