Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 37.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.48
|
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.44
|
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.55
|
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.30
|
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 49.9% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.21
|
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.34
|
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.13
|
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€490.81
|
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€487.75
|
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.80
|
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.97
|
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.00
|
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.67
|
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
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