Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Tbilisi, Georgia

Tbilisi vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 6.6% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 22.9% less in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 6.8% more in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 26.4% less in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 19.8% less in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 11.0% more in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% more in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 3.9% more in Tbilisi

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

Tbilisi vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.9% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,056	$11.03 GEL30.61	+10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,497	$8.04 GEL22.32	+5.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,409	$0.88 GEL2.45	-44.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,254	$0.42 GEL1.17	-62.8%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 6.8% more for groceries

	Beirut	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,945	$0.62 GEL1.73	-31.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,591	$4.05 GEL11.24	-26.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,452	$7.35 GEL20.40	+18.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,432	$2.49 GEL6.91	-8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,717	$2.88 GEL7.99	-25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,981	$0.65 GEL1.80	-6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,779	$0.78 GEL2.16	+39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,793	$0.74 GEL2.04	+79.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,796	$0.87 GEL2.41	+86.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,090	$0.29 GEL0.81	-25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,300	$0.32 GEL0.90	-25.9%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

	Beirut	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,785	$4.59 GEL12.74	+31.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	$14.71 GEL40.81	-80.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,688,167,397	$25,735.29 GEL71,415.44	-14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	$7.35 GEL20.40	-42.3%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 19.8% less for housing

	Beirut	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	$18.50 GEL51.32	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,150,002	$721.59 GEL2,002.40	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,202,005	$469.79 GEL1,303.68	+30.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	$55.81 GEL154.86	-65.4%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 11.0% more for childcare

	Beirut	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,388,248	$238.97 GEL663.14	-15.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,378,495	$5,659.47 GEL15,705.02	+37.7%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,817	$1.84 GEL5.10	-38.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,896	$3.27 GEL9.07	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,211	$2.94 GEL8.16	+47.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,316,598	$51.85 GEL143.88	-12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,239	$6.62 GEL18.36	-5.5%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 3.9% more for clothing

	Beirut	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,000,436	$76.57 GEL212.47	-2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	$48.19 GEL133.72	-16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,240,575	$122.92 GEL341.09	+19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,920,618	$127.17 GEL352.90	+14.9%
Average			+3.9%

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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: April 2025

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