Cost of living comparison
Peru is 3.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Peru instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$17.78
PEN67.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,778.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$15.41
PEN58.10
|
|
pay 37.1% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$29.39
PEN110.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$246.39
PEN928.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$43.26
PEN163.08
|
|
pay 33.0% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$193.88
PEN730.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,070.21
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$32.12
PEN121.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$45.11
PEN170.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$23.43
PEN88.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$70.13
PEN264.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$71.17
PEN268.29
|
|
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