Cost of living comparison

Lima, Peru

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 36.6% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 82.7% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 43.0% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 78.4% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 7.4% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 46.6% more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.7% more for restaurants

	Lima	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN18.95	$10.00 LBP900,334	+91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.10	$7.64 LBP687,765	+25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.00	$1.59 LBP143,089	+91.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.84	$1.13 LBP101,738	+122.1%
Average			+82.7%

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Lima	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.79	$0.91 LBP82,336	-62.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.30	$5.48 LBP492,933	+29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN17.96	$6.19 LBP557,099	+24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.81	$2.72 LBP244,594	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.15	$3.84 LBP345,358	+70.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.17	$0.69 LBP62,277	-20.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.83	$0.56 LBP50,017	+10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.74	$0.41 LBP36,968	-14.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.90	$0.47 LBP41,996	-10.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.94	$0.39 LBP35,257	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.73	$0.44 LBP39,488	-7.9%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 43.0% more for transportation

	Lima	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.53	$3.49 LBP314,279	-35.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN86.48	$75.00 LBP6,752,505	+214.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN83,982.27	$30,000.00 LBP2,701,001,880	+29.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN73.03	$12.75 LBP1,147,926	-36.7%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 78.4% more for housing

	Lima	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN96.31	$31.88 LBP2,869,814	+20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,086.84	$738.24 LBP66,465,831	+28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,318.66	$359.38 LBP32,355,752	-1.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN159.55	$161.18 LBP14,511,853	+266.3%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 7.4% less for childcare

	Lima	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN774.72	$283.33 LBP25,509,462	+32.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN28,346.42	$4,111.11 LBP370,137,295	-47.4%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.69	$3.00 LBP270,100	+41.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.50	$2.80 LBP252,094	+6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.22	$2.00 LBP180,067	-62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN110.64	$59.33 LBP5,341,982	+94.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN28.83	$7.00 LBP630,234	-12.0%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 46.6% more for clothing

	Lima	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN155.15	$78.12 LBP7,033,859	+82.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN126.83	$57.86 LBP5,209,075	+65.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN308.93	$103.12 LBP9,284,694	+21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN342.08	$110.71 LBP9,967,983	+17.3%
Average			+46.6%

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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: June 2025

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