Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.4 times more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Austria instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Georgia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.92
GEL24.39
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
GEL22.23
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GEL2.30
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
GEL1.21
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Georgia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
GEL1.81
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.90
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
GEL19.61
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.29
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
GEL7.33
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
GEL1.47
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.02
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.93
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GEL1.83
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
GEL0.83
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
GEL0.92
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Georgia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
GEL11.99
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.31
GEL39.13
|
$49.62
€45.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.17
GEL55,638.58
|
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.81
GEL13.16
|
$19.69
€18.11
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Georgia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.85
GEL43.35
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.69
GEL1,279.14
|
$871.49
€801.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.06
GEL932.79
|
$685.35
€630.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.84
GEL144.51
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.64
GEL559.69
|
$469.56
€431.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,659.24
GEL10,008.02
|
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
|
pay 99.0% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
GEL4.25
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
GEL6.93
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.03
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.97
GEL109.33
|
$44.34
€40.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
GEL15.19
|
$12.69
€11.67
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Georgia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.56
GEL165.62
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.07
GEL120.54
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.89
GEL273.21
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.19
GEL290.43
|
$125.31
€115.24
|
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