Lima vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$443
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
78
😀 Quality of life
64
92
🏙️ Population
9.94M
662K

The cost of living in Lima is 63% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5792nd and 512th ($986 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 4404th and 100th 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
$4.48
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.41
🧅 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
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$16245

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$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
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743