Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 4.6% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP714,696
|
$10.86
GEL31.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,359
|
$8.24
GEL23.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,224
|
$0.89
GEL2.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,352
|
$0.43
GEL1.23
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,918
|
$0.70
GEL2.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP458,924
|
$4.01
GEL11.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP573,601
|
$7.91
GEL22.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,472
|
$2.52
GEL7.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,187
|
$3.03
GEL8.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,199
|
$0.61
GEL1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,936
|
$0.77
GEL2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,406
|
$0.74
GEL2.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,369
|
$0.76
GEL2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,311
|
$0.32
GEL0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,964
|
$0.35
GEL1.02
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP315,632
|
$4.42
GEL12.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,826,328
|
$14.98
GEL43.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,233,425,626
|
$25,468.16
GEL73,093.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,206,050
|
$7.49
GEL21.50
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
Beirut
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,522,687
|
$19.04
GEL54.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP68,957,016
|
$754.68
GEL2,165.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP32,985,978
|
$502.72
GEL1,442.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,928,052
|
$53.92
GEL154.75
|
|
pay 4.7% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,034,533
|
$241.74
GEL693.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP370,748,654
|
$5,601.22
GEL16,075.51
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,011
|
$1.87
GEL5.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,766
|
$3.19
GEL9.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,582
|
$3.00
GEL8.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,434,669
|
$51.67
GEL148.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,359
|
$7.49
GEL21.50
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Beirut
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,476,392
|
$76.50
GEL219.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,849,724
|
$49.25
GEL141.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,635,636
|
$122.59
GEL351.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,529,007
|
$134.83
GEL386.97
|
|
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