Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 2.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.08
|
$9.82
GEL27.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP245.75
|
$7.91
GEL22.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.52
|
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.25
|
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.46
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.65
|
$3.99
GEL11.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.56
|
$7.10
GEL19.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.36
|
$2.30
GEL6.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.05
|
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.28
|
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.89
|
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.06
|
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.50
|
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.48
|
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.77
|
$4.48
GEL12.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP610.11
|
$13.38
GEL37.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,481,055.76
|
$20,514.71
GEL57,646.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP134.83
|
$5.97
GEL16.79
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP387.40
|
$15.81
GEL44.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,470.40
|
$472.27
GEL1,327.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,644.99
|
$323.81
GEL909.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP602.10
|
$54.01
GEL151.78
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,381.62
|
$199.75
GEL561.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,815.84
|
$3,840.26
GEL10,791.12
|
|
pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.09
|
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP69.94
|
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP93.99
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,110.75
|
$39.78
GEL111.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.06
|
$5.96
GEL16.74
|
|
pay 83.0% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,190.92
|
$62.01
GEL174.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,463.39
|
$41.33
GEL116.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,936.46
|
$100.06
GEL281.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,878.80
|
$103.32
GEL290.33
|
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