Cost of living comparison
George Town is 3.3 times more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in George Town instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Beirut
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 42.6% more for clothing
|
Beirut
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
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