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Quebec City vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Quebec City is 86.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Quebec City
Groceries: pay 89.1% more in Quebec City
Transportation: pay 51.5% more in Quebec City
Housing: pay 71.5% more in Quebec City
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Quebec City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.0% more in Quebec City
Clothing: pay 36.8% more in Quebec City

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

Quebec City vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quebec City instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Quebec City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$15.78 CA$21.74	+268.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$10.76 CA$14.82	+50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.87 CA$2.58	+86.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.50 CA$2.07	+130.4%
Average			+133.9%

Lima vs. Quebec City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.1% more for groceries

	Lima	Quebec City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$3.07 CA$4.23	+15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$5.77 CA$7.96	+27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$8.27 CA$11.40	+43.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$3.03 CA$4.17	+2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$4.75 CA$6.54	+80.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.83 CA$2.52	+80.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.75 CA$1.03	+47.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.89 CA$2.60	+227.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.80 CA$2.48	+219.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.84 CA$1.16	+81.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$1.11 CA$1.52	+154.8%
Average			+89.1%

Lima vs. Quebec City - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.5% more for transportation

	Lima	Quebec City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$4.43 CA$6.10	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$67.78 CA$93.39	+196.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$24,369.83 CA$33,580.41	+21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$22.22 CA$30.61	+2.4%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 71.5% more for housing

	Lima	Quebec City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$43.93 CA$60.53	+75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$908.20 CA$1,251.45	+37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$821.58 CA$1,132.10	+119.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$66.84 CA$92.11	+53.6%
Average			+71.5%

Lima vs. Quebec City - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Lima	Quebec City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$815.84 CA$1,124.19	+324.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$6,096.40 CA$8,400.54	-25.8%
Average			+149.3%

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pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Quebec City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$5.02 CA$6.92	+119.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.74 CA$5.15	+42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$11.69 CA$16.11	+104.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$41.04 CA$56.55	+31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$10.76 CA$14.82	+50.7%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 36.8% more for clothing

	Lima	Quebec City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$58.69 CA$80.88	+14.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$57.38 CA$79.06	+60.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$106.28 CA$146.45	+26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$121.33 CA$167.19	+45.0%
Average			+36.8%

Lima vs. Quebec City - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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