Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 35.0% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 58.6% more for restaurants
|
Tbilisi
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.03
GEL30.17
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
GEL22.00
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.42
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
GEL1.15
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
|
Tbilisi
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
GEL1.70
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
GEL11.08
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
GEL6.81
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
GEL7.87
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
GEL1.77
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
GEL2.12
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.01
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
GEL2.37
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.80
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Tbilisi
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
GEL12.56
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.71
GEL40.22
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,735.29
GEL70,386.03
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 60.0% more for housing
|
Tbilisi
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.50
GEL50.58
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$721.59
GEL1,973.54
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.79
GEL1,284.89
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.81
GEL152.63
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 4.4% less for childcare
|
Tbilisi
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.97
GEL653.58
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,659.47
GEL15,478.64
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tbilisi
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GEL5.03
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
GEL8.94
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.04
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.85
GEL141.81
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
GEL18.10
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
|
Tbilisi
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
GEL209.41
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.19
GEL131.79
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.92
GEL336.18
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.17
GEL347.82
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
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