Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.1 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 73.2% more for transportation
Peru
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Peru
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 70.9% more for childcare
Peru
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Peru
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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