Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 4.3% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$8.92
GEL24.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$8.13
GEL22.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.84
GEL2.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.44
GEL1.21
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$0.66
GEL1.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$3.99
GEL10.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$7.17
GEL19.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$2.30
GEL6.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$2.68
GEL7.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$0.54
GEL1.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.74
GEL2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$0.71
GEL1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.67
GEL1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.30
GEL0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.34
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$4.38
GEL11.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$14.31
GEL39.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$20,343.17
GEL55,638.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$4.81
GEL13.16
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$15.85
GEL43.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$467.69
GEL1,279.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$341.06
GEL932.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$52.84
GEL144.51
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$204.64
GEL559.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$3,659.24
GEL10,008.02
|
|
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$1.55
GEL4.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$2.53
GEL6.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$2.94
GEL8.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$39.97
GEL109.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$5.55
GEL15.19
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$60.56
GEL165.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$44.07
GEL120.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$99.89
GEL273.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$106.19
GEL290.43
|
|
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