Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

South Africa

South Africa vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 19.4% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.3% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 15.6% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 86.4% more in South Africa
Housing: pay 48.1% more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 3.9% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in South Africa

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, and restaurants in South Africa are more expensive than in Georgia. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in South Africa. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Georgia, you would:

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pay 9.3% more for restaurants

	Georgia	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 GEL27.00	$8.97 ZAR168.87	-8.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.91 GEL21.75	$4.77 ZAR89.79	-39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 GEL2.29	$0.95 ZAR17.96	+14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 GEL1.19	$0.74 ZAR13.95	+71.0%
Average			+9.3%

Georgia vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.6% more for groceries

	Georgia	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 GEL1.66	$0.99 ZAR18.64	+64.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.99 GEL10.98	$3.67 ZAR69.17	-7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 GEL19.53	$4.20 ZAR79.02	-40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 GEL6.33	$2.23 ZAR41.91	-3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 GEL7.21	$2.03 ZAR38.17	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 GEL1.47	$0.68 ZAR12.74	+26.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GEL2.04	$0.62 ZAR11.62	-16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.96	$0.64 ZAR12.08	-10.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.87	$0.70 ZAR13.15	+2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.79	$0.55 ZAR10.42	+92.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.90	$0.61 ZAR11.46	+86.8%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 86.4% more for transportation

	Georgia	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 GEL12.33	$4.99 ZAR93.89	+11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.38 GEL36.81	$52.31 ZAR984.55	+290.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,514.71 GEL56,435.96	$20,607.77 ZAR387,861.11	+0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.97 GEL16.44	$8.55 ZAR160.90	+43.1%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 48.1% more for housing

	Georgia	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.81 GEL43.49	$41.37 ZAR778.62	+161.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$472.27 GEL1,299.21	$382.55 ZAR7,200.09	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.81 GEL890.81	$326.35 ZAR6,142.22	+0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.01 GEL148.59	$80.40 ZAR1,513.18	+48.9%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 3.9% less for childcare

	Georgia	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.75 GEL549.53	$174.12 ZAR3,277.06	-12.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,840.26 GEL10,564.55	$4,033.53 ZAR75,915.47	+5.0%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GEL4.25	$2.11 ZAR39.67	+36.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 GEL6.75	$1.88 ZAR35.44	-23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.92 GEL8.04	$2.90 ZAR54.66	-0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.78 GEL109.43	$29.50 ZAR555.23	-25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.96 GEL16.38	$6.62 ZAR124.62	+11.2%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Georgia	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.01 GEL170.60	$47.72 ZAR898.05	-23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.33 GEL113.71	$32.06 ZAR603.39	-22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.06 GEL275.25	$90.39 ZAR1,701.22	-9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.32 GEL284.23	$81.37 ZAR1,531.42	-21.2%
Average			-19.1%

Georgia vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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