Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 65.8% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 61.8% more for restaurants
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Greece
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.54
|
$16.73
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.67
|
$9.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.97
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.82
|
|
pay 82.4% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
$3.05
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.00
|
$5.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.71
|
$3.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.83
|
$3.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.02
|
$4.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$2.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$1.45
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.34
|
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pay 5.5% more for transportation
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Greece
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.19
|
$3.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.27
|
$57.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,963.26
|
$31,002.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.16
|
$17.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Greece
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.25
|
$70.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€499.30
|
$1,504.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€373.46
|
$1,288.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€167.28
|
$160.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€393.37
|
$958.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,029.90
|
$17,600.99
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.19
|
$5.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.32
|
$4.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.71
|
$8.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.39
|
$34.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.40
|
$14.13
|
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pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.64
|
$47.75
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
$40.36
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.17
|
$83.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.96
|
$98.93
|
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