Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 84.6% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$10.17
L£908,255
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$2.26
L£201,474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.74
L£65,818
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$5.59
L£499,236
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$2.64
L£235,738
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$0.91
L£81,367
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.56
L£50,289
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.54
L£48,408
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.62
L£55,717
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.53
L£47,759
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.45
L£40,123
|
|
pay 75.2% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$3.67
L£327,550
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
|
pay 46.2% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$2.62
L£234,518
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$2.92
L£260,843
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$9.00
L£804,062
|
|
pay 97.6% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
|
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