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
LBP536,861
|
$8.92
GEL23.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$8.13
GEL21.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.84
GEL2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.44
GEL1.18
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.66
GEL1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$3.99
GEL10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$7.17
GEL19.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$2.30
GEL6.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.68
GEL7.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$0.54
GEL1.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.74
GEL1.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.71
GEL1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.67
GEL1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.30
GEL0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.34
GEL0.90
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$4.38
GEL11.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$14.31
GEL38.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$20,343.17
GEL54,417.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$4.81
GEL12.87
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$15.85
GEL42.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$467.69
GEL1,251.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$341.06
GEL912.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$52.84
GEL141.34
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$204.64
GEL547.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$3,659.24
GEL9,788.47
|
|
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.55
GEL4.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$2.53
GEL6.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$2.94
GEL7.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$39.97
GEL106.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$5.55
GEL14.86
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$60.56
GEL161.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$44.07
GEL117.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$99.89
GEL267.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$106.19
GEL284.06
|
|
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