Cost of living comparison
Peru is 47.5% cheaper than Montreal.
If you lived in Peru instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Montreal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
CA$14.49
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
CA$2.39
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
Montreal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
CA$3.86
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.88
CA$8.05
|
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CA$11.03
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
CA$4.08
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CA$2.05
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CA$2.44
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
CA$1.20
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CA$1.43
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
Montreal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.91
CA$6.72
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.32
CA$94.82
|
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,862.20
CA$31,272.06
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.35
CA$18.26
|
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
Montreal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
CA$61.50
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.52
CA$1,465.68
|
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.68
CA$1,115.73
|
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.94
CA$76.52
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
Montreal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$675.17
CA$923.53
|
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,835.13
CA$12,085.14
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
CA$7.57
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
CA$4.77
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.47
CA$40.31
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.32
CA$14.12
|
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
Montreal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.21
CA$83.73
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.51
CA$54.04
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
CA$121.66
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.18
CA$153.45
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
|
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