Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 47.0% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,886
|
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,400
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,449
|
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,497
|
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
|
pay 96.1% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,035
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,688
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,556
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,795
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,680
|
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,289
|
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,021
|
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,462
|
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,435
|
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,360
|
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,024
|
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,158
|
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,836,029
|
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,237,144,325
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,208,058
|
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
Beirut
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,530,217
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,071,831
|
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,040,901
|
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,956,238
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,082,876
|
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,365,958
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,457
|
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,135
|
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,922
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,718
|
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,400
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,841
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,799
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,651,680
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,546,538
|
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
|
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