Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 46.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.98
|
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.35
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.06
|
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.59
|
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.95
|
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.30
|
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 60.6% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.82
|
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€114.55
|
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€36,379.05
|
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.63
|
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.99
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,348.76
|
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,138.85
|
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€153.28
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€955.23
|
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,492.45
|
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.69
|
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.65
|
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.76
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€53.41
|
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.78
|
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€74.73
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€82.10
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€85.43
|
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
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