Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 64.5% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 72.7% more for restaurants
Georgia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
GEL23.77
|
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
GEL21.03
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
GEL2.08
|
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
GEL10.63
|
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
GEL19.92
|
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
GEL6.29
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
GEL7.79
|
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
GEL1.64
|
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
GEL0.95
|
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Georgia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
GEL13.06
|
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
GEL33.18
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
GEL48,854.21
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
GEL14.63
|
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
|
pay 97.5% more for housing
Georgia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
GEL48.72
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
GEL1,373.92
|
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
GEL960.44
|
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
GEL153.69
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
|
pay 79.9% more for childcare
Georgia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
GEL423.20
|
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
GEL7,788.21
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
GEL6.18
|
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
GEL8.03
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
GEL123.10
|
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
GEL15.68
|
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
GEL206.16
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
GEL163.44
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
GEL332.38
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
GEL343.32
|
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
|
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