Lima vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$453
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$3342
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
86
😀 Quality of life
71
99
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.79M

The cost of living in Lima is 58% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5274th and 918th ($1040 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 3631st and 6th 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
$4.56
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$17676

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$838
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$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043