Cost of living comparison

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St. George's vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 6.1% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants
pay 19.7% less in St. George's
Groceries
pay 86.9% more in St. George's
Transportation
pay 17.3% less in St. George's
Housing
pay 5.1% more in St. George's
Childcare
pay 84.0% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.9% less in St. George's
Clothing
pay 40.6% less in St. George's

The cost of groceries and housing in St. George's are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in St. George's. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Beirut, you would:

pay 19.7% less for restaurants

 
Beirut
St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.00
LBP1M
$7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
LBP896K
$8.33
EC$22.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.33
LBP209K
$1.94
EC$5.25

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pay 86.9% more for groceries

 
Beirut
St. George's
Bread
1 loaf
$0.88
LBP78,624
$2.38
EC$6.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.54
LBP496K
$6.93
EC$18.74
Milk (1 gallon) $7.42
LBP664K
$15.41
EC$41.64

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

 
Beirut
St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.04
LBP362K
$5.28
EC$14.26
Monthly public transit pass $77.50
LBP7M
$64.35
EC$173.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $53,500.00
LBP5B
$25,901.46
EC$70,000.00

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pay 5.1% more for housing

 
Beirut
St. George's
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.98
LBP3M
$50.94
EC$137.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $943.80
LBP85M
$1,134.73
EC$3,066.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $496.60
LBP44M
$437.86
EC$1,183.33

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pay 84.0% less for childcare

 
Beirut
St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $681.75
LBP61M
$55.50
EC$150.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,643.75
LBP953M
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00

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pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Beirut
St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
LBP448K
$2.78
EC$7.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.54
LBP407K
$4.38
EC$11.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
LBP269K
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pay 40.6% less for clothing

 
Beirut
St. George's
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.62
LBP6M
$35.15
EC$95.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.29
LBP4M
$44.40
EC$120.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$138.89
LBP12M
$50.57
EC$136.67

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