Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 75.8% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$6.62
LBP593,381
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$3.22
LBP288,155
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$1.01
LBP90,515
|
|
pay 78.5% more for groceries
Lima
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$1.18
LBP105,846
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$7.35
LBP658,509
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$25.78
LBP2,308,607
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$2.11
LBP188,890
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$2.71
LBP242,452
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$1.25
LBP112,325
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$1.14
LBP102,129
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.48
LBP42,893
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.69
LBP61,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.58
LBP51,578
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.49
LBP43,716
|
|
pay 63.1% more for transportation
Lima
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$4.70
LBP420,698
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,970,471,891
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$13.80
LBP1,236,023
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Lima
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$63.14
LBP5,654,823
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$782.14
LBP70,054,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$402.46
LBP36,046,783
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$198.90
LBP17,814,779
|
|
pay 41.0% more for childcare
Lima
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$383.33
LBP34,333,980
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$5,115.38
LBP458,169,163
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$2.50
LBP223,917
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$2.62
LBP234,596
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$5.58
LBP499,935
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$46.03
LBP4,122,771
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
|
pay 88.2% more for clothing
Lima
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$82.83
LBP7,419,125
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$60.00
LBP5,374,014
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$115.62
LBP10,356,173
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$135.00
LBP12,091,532
|
|
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