Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 38.3% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 54.9% more for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL26.85
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL21.62
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.91
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.41
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.30
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.17
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.26
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL36.60
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL56,107.72
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.34
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 70.8% more for housing
|
Georgia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL43.23
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,291.65
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL885.63
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL147.72
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL546.33
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,503.10
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.22
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.71
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL7.99
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL108.79
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.29
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL169.61
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL113.05
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL273.65
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL282.58
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
|
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