Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.0 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 65.6% more for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,487
|
$10.00
L£894,932
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
$6.62
L£592,893
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$250
|
$3.22
L£287,918
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$134
|
$1.01
L£90,441
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$313
|
$1.18
L£105,759
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,025
|
$7.35
L£657,967
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,683
|
$25.78
L£2,306,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$609
|
$2.11
L£188,734
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$523
|
$2.71
L£242,253
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$481
|
$1.25
L£112,233
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$1.14
L£102,045
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$311
|
$0.48
L£42,858
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.69
L£61,898
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$132
|
$0.58
L£51,536
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.49
L£43,680
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$792
|
$4.70
L£420,352
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,940
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
$22,000.00
L£1,968,850,873
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,462
|
$13.80
L£1,235,006
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
$63.14
L£5,650,171
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,598
|
$782.14
L£69,996,484
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$48,024
|
$402.46
L£36,017,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
$198.90
L£17,800,124
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,829
|
$383.33
L£34,305,735
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$200,274
|
$5,115.38
L£457,792,249
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$496
|
$2.50
L£223,733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$719
|
$2.62
L£234,403
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$496
|
$5.58
L£499,524
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,949
|
$46.03
L£4,119,380
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,289
|
$10.00
L£894,932
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
$82.83
L£7,413,022
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
$60.00
L£5,369,593
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
$115.62
L£10,347,654
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,054
|
$135.00
L£12,081,585
|
|
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