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Lebanon vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 47.5% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.8% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 6.6% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 86.8% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 97.2% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 22.6% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 45.1% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.8% more for restaurants

	Peru	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.06	$7.66 LBP688,226	+133.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.13	$8.00 LBP718,760	+33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.62	$1.63 LBP146,248	+51.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.94	$0.76 LBP68,507	+32.6%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 6.6% less for groceries

	Peru	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.56	$0.60 LBP54,018	-73.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.26	$3.95 LBP354,701	+8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN17.03	$5.56 LBP499,555	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN9.87	$2.33 LBP209,563	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.26	$3.54 LBP318,100	+28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.66	$0.68 LBP61,486	-13.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.39	$0.46 LBP41,008	+10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.60	$0.41 LBP36,576	-14.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.59	$0.46 LBP41,723	-1.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.47	$0.33 LBP29,563	-24.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.29	$0.45 LBP40,365	+17.3%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 86.8% more for transportation

	Peru	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.17	$3.44 LBP308,786	-36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN54.48	$72.50 LBP6,513,762	+348.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN66,305.42	$28,750.00 LBP2,583,043,750	+46.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN60.35	$16.00 LBP1,437,520	-10.7%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 97.2% more for housing

	Peru	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN86.26	$37.92 LBP3,407,199	+48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,252.22	$571.15 LBP51,315,317	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN862.71	$277.78 LBP24,956,944	+8.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN123.88	$139.38 LBP12,522,182	+278.8%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 22.6% more for childcare

	Peru	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN499.96	$248.75 LBP22,348,944	+67.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN17,743.30	$4,093.75 LBP367,802,969	-22.3%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.45	$4.00 LBP359,380	+80.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.09	$2.89 LBP259,859	+7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN20.60	$2.52 LBP226,859	-58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN101.83	$42.92 LBP3,855,848	+41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.13	$8.25 LBP741,221	+53.2%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 45.1% more for clothing

	Peru	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN168.85	$53.44 LBP4,801,092	+6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN87.71	$50.00 LBP4,492,250	+91.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN224.77	$101.94 LBP9,159,199	+52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN231.82	$88.93 LBP7,989,788	+29.2%
Average			+45.1%

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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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