Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Lima, Peru

Lima vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 15.0% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.1% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 46.6% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Lima
Housing: pay 7.5% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 79.0% more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Lima

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Lima are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Lima. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Lima.

Lima vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.1% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP625,768	$5.23 PEN18.89	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP682,891	$6.10 PEN22.04	-20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,075	$0.83 PEN2.99	-47.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,017	$0.51 PEN1.84	-55.0%
Average			-37.1%

Lebanon vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.6% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,683	$2.42 PEN8.76	+289.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP371,363	$4.22 PEN15.26	+1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP496,535	$4.95 PEN17.91	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,543	$2.70 PEN9.78	+24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,103	$2.25 PEN8.13	-31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,193	$0.87 PEN3.16	+52.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP35,982	$0.50 PEN1.82	+25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,815	$0.48 PEN1.74	+54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,772	$0.52 PEN1.89	+17.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,317	$0.53 PEN1.93	+68.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,148	$0.48 PEN1.72	+21.2%
Average			+46.6%

Lebanon vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,049	$5.39 PEN19.47	+54.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,704,655	$23.85 PEN86.24	-68.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,346,629,363	$23,163.52 PEN83,750.68	-11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,791	$20.14 PEN72.83	+58.0%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 7.5% less for housing

	Lebanon	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,479	$26.56 PEN96.04	-16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,171,847	$575.58 PEN2,081.08	+16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,767,892	$363.71 PEN1,315.02	+42.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,409,020	$44.01 PEN159.11	-72.7%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 79.0% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,698,539	$213.68 PEN772.59	+2.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,152,624	$7,818.35 PEN28,268.25	+155.9%
Average			+79.0%

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pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,186	$2.12 PEN7.67	-29.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP169,851	$2.62 PEN9.47	+37.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,791	$5.30 PEN19.16	+165.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,523,669	$30.52 PEN110.33	-22.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP603,419	$7.95 PEN28.75	+17.8%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,056,428	$42.79 PEN154.72	-24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,163	$34.98 PEN126.48	-39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,334,259	$85.21 PEN308.08	-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,301,002	$94.35 PEN341.14	+1.6%
Average			-17.7%

Lebanon vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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