Cost of living comparison
Italy is 93.3% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL26.85
|
$16.15
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL21.62
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
$2.55
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
pay 85.7% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.91
|
$6.83
€6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.41
|
$5.53
€5.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.30
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.17
|
$5.05
€4.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
$1.31
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.26
|
$7.22
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL36.60
|
$38.81
€36.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL56,107.72
|
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.34
|
$19.13
€18.14
|
|
pay 89.5% more for housing
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL43.23
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,291.65
|
$656.19
€622.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL885.63
|
$511.91
€485.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL147.72
|
$150.39
€142.63
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL546.33
|
$508.72
€482.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,503.10
|
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
|
pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.22
|
$5.01
€4.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.71
|
$1.69
€1.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL7.99
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL108.79
|
$52.12
€49.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.29
|
$9.39
€8.91
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL169.61
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL113.05
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL273.65
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL282.58
|
$115.43
€109.47
|
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