Beirut vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2437
🏠 One person rent
$555
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
77
😀 Quality of life
61
64
🏙️ Population
2.42M
9.94M

The cost of living in Beirut is 18% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4691st and 5792nd ($1165 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Peru, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 4996th and 4404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$8320

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722