Cost of living comparison

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Beirut vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 3.4% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 48.6% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 9.7% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 68.8% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.6% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 5.0% less in Beirut

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing in Beirut are more expensive than in Georgetown. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Georgetown, you would:

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pay 11.0% more for restaurants

	Georgetown	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,492.06	$10.82 LBP966,418	-9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,953.77	$8.00 LBP714,522	-14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD245.88	$1.76 LBP156,798	+49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.57	$0.76 LBP68,103	+19.1%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 48.6% less for groceries

	Georgetown	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD435.76	$0.75 LBP66,834	-64.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,447.18	$5.06 LBP452,159	-27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,720.53	$6.20 LBP553,696	-52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD948.64	$3.05 LBP272,561	-32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD631.70	$4.28 LBP382,621	+41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD722.89	$0.92 LBP81,735	-73.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD319.76	$0.66 LBP59,250	-56.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD347.03	$0.60 LBP53,814	-63.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD571.77	$0.51 LBP45,143	-81.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD227.50	$0.42 LBP37,170	-61.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD305.58	$0.55 LBP49,194	-62.4%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	Georgetown	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD811.28	$3.51 LBP313,128	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,980.94	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+152.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD4,635,225.77	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	+57.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,180.30	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	-35.9%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 9.7% more for housing

	Georgetown	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,506.51	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189,213.29	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	-7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,560.62	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	-9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,160.26	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+79.9%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 68.8% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD211,635.94	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	-64.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD4,846,859.30	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	-73.4%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD423.65	$4.00 LBP357,261	+97.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,216.12	$3.28 LBP293,366	-43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD558.22	$2.55 LBP227,754	-4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,974.58	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	+73.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,295.87	$10.00 LBP893,153	+61.0%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 5.0% less for clothing

	Georgetown	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,466.64	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	+18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,965.05	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	-4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,901.51	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,169.77	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	-14.7%
Average			-5.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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