Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 12.8% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,996.86
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,797.17
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.61
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD139.78
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD351.95
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,033.97
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,916.66
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD566.61
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD547.48
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD374.56
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD212.82
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.07
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD237.97
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.25
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD184.72
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD831.90
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,990.58
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,294,820.68
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,090.43
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 60.8% more for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,603.62
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,167.65
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD53,977.65
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,110.44
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,544.29
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,233,447.20
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.25
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD912.85
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.28
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,416.91
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,297.96
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 85.0% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,632.43
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,817.90
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,979.60
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,146.00
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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