Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Svalbard instead of Georgia, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Georgia
|
Svalbard
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Georgia
|
Svalbard
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Georgia
|
Svalbard
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Georgia
|
Svalbard
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Georgia
|
Svalbard
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Svalbard
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Georgia
|
Svalbard
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
?? |
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