Lima vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$466
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
77
86
😀 Quality of life
71
94
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.79M

The cost of living in Lima is 57% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5300th and 1059th ($1034 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 3484th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Toronto

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Lima Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.53
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$22670

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053