Lima vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$443
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ 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 62% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5792nd and 656th ($986 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4404th and 52nd 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
$4.48
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$18156

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$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085