Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 33.7% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 39.3% more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 98.4% more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 98.2% more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 4.2% more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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