Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 10.2% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
|
pay 13.9% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
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