Cost of living comparison

 Peru
compared to
 Canada
Canada vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 2.5 times more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.9 times more in Canada
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Canada
Transportation
pay 69.9% more in Canada
Housing
pay 3.4 times more in Canada
Childcare
pay 3.6 times more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports
pay 85.4% more in Canada
Clothing
pay 41.5% more in Canada

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Canada are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Canada.

Canada vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Peru, you would:

pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Peru
Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.74
PEN13.86
$16.37
CA$23.21
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.76
PEN21.35
$10.01
CA$14.19
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
PEN3.46
$2.00
CA$2.83

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Peru
Canada
Bread
1 loaf
$2.12
PEN7.86
$2.48
CA$3.52
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.22
PEN11.92
$5.30
CA$7.52
Milk (1 gallon) $4.63
PEN17.16
$8.04
CA$11.39

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pay 69.9% more for transportation

 
Peru
Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.19
PEN19.22
$4.35
CA$6.16
Monthly public transit pass $17.61
PEN65.23
$65.88
CA$93.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,522.48
PEN76,026.13
$24,555.94
CA$34,819.10

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

 
Peru
Canada
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.54
PEN105.72
$60.95
CA$86.43
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $324.84
PEN1,203.40
$1,220.42
CA$1,730.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $239.27
PEN886.37
$1,114.36
CA$1,580.10

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

 
Peru
Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $170.53
PEN631.75
$729.99
CA$1,035.09
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,073.87
PEN15,091.77
$12,017.58
CA$17,040.33

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pay 85.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Peru
Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.47
PEN9.14
$5.20
CA$7.37
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
PEN10.54
$3.58
CA$5.08
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.40
PEN20.00
$12.91
CA$18.31

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pay 41.5% more for clothing

 
Peru
Canada
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.67
PEN158.06
$53.89
CA$76.41
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.03
PEN96.42
$39.01
CA$55.32
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$66.63
PEN246.84
$84.94
CA$120.44

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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