Lima vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$426
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
78
😀 Quality of life
64
93
🏙️ Population
9.94M
662K

The cost of living in Lima is 64% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5780th and 587th ($932 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 4655th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Vancouver

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Lima Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$14942

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$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
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758