Lima vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$426
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
77
86
😀 Quality of life
64
94
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.79M

The cost of living in Lima is 64% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5780th and 571st ($932 vs $2576) 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 0.4 months in Lima compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4655th and 36th 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
$4.3
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$18837

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Distance City Cost of living
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$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190