Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

St. George's, Grenada

St. George's vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 52.4% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 94.7% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 4.6 times more in St. George's
Housing: pay 1.3% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 61.9% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 45.1% less in St. George's

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

St. George's vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 7.6% more for restaurants

	Beirut	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP895,566	$7.40 EC$20.00	-26.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,123	$8.33 EC$22.50	+9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,331	$1.85 EC$5.00	+16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,199	$1.48 EC$4.00	+31.0%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 94.7% more for groceries

	Beirut	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,900	$1.69 EC$4.57	+84.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,322	$4.32 EC$11.68	-21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,149	$14.71 EC$39.75	+137.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,299	$3.95 EC$10.67	+45.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,529	$2.60 EC$7.04	-32.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,948	$2.48 EC$6.70	+258.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,752	$0.84 EC$2.27	+51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,773	$0.79 EC$2.13	+92.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,773	$1.34 EC$3.63	+188.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,071	$0.94 EC$2.54	+140.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,279	$0.86 EC$2.33	+96.6%
Average			+94.7%

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pay 4.6 times more for transportation

	Beirut	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,614	$5.18 EC$14.01	+48.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,716,746	$37.00 EC$100.00	-50.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,698,522	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,141,847	$199.81 EC$540.00	+1467.1%
Average			+362.0%

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pay 1.3% more for housing

	Beirut	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,854,617	$46.87 EC$126.67	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,113,856	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,184,409	$289.85 EC$783.33	-19.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,435,005	$159.51 EC$431.09	-1.0%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 61.9% less for childcare

	Beirut	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,374,375	$55.50 EC$150.00	-80.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,177,205	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-43.3%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,670	$2.04 EC$5.50	-32.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,759	$4.44 EC$12.00	+58.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,113	$1.85 EC$5.00	-7.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,313,693	$37.00 EC$100.00	-37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP626,896	$11.10 EC$30.00	+58.6%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 45.1% less for clothing

	Beirut	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,996,611	$25.90 EC$70.00	-66.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,181,490	$44.40 EC$120.00	-23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,235,526	$42.55 EC$115.00	-58.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,915,197	$75.85 EC$205.00	-31.5%
Average			-45.1%

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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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