Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 49.8% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.77
|
$9.82
GEL26.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.59
|
$7.91
GEL21.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.79
|
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.21
|
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$3.99
GEL10.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$7.10
GEL19.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.19
|
$2.30
GEL6.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.53
|
$2.62
GEL7.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.56
|
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
|
pay 59.5% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.39
|
$4.48
GEL12.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€90.93
|
$13.38
GEL36.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,289.33
|
$20,514.71
GEL56,107.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.57
|
$5.97
GEL16.34
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€40.89
|
$15.81
GEL43.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,222.59
|
$472.27
GEL1,291.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€997.55
|
$323.81
GEL885.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€178.06
|
$54.01
GEL147.72
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,543.90
|
$199.75
GEL546.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,583.60
|
$3,840.26
GEL10,503.10
|
|
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.26
|
$1.54
GEL4.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$2.45
GEL6.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.93
|
$2.92
GEL7.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€36.98
|
$39.78
GEL108.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.22
|
$5.96
GEL16.29
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€79.99
|
$62.01
GEL169.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.28
|
$41.33
GEL113.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€87.82
|
$100.06
GEL273.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.41
|
$103.32
GEL282.58
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