Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Batumi (Ajara), Georgia

Batumi vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Batumi is 38.8% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 49.3% less in Batumi
Groceries: pay 36.5% less in Batumi
Transportation: pay 54.0% less in Batumi
Housing: pay 53.8% less in Batumi
Childcare: pay 66.1% less in Batumi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% less in Batumi
Clothing: pay 12.0% more in Batumi

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Batumi.

Batumi vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Batumi instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 49.3% less for restaurants

	Rome	Batumi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.75	$8.46 GEL22.92	-47.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.17	$7.35 GEL19.93	-31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.91	$0.87 GEL2.36	-61.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.96	$0.48 GEL1.30	-57.3%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 36.5% less for groceries

	Rome	Batumi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.52	$0.66 GEL1.78	-63.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €5.99	$4.43 GEL12.01	-36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.30	$7.15 GEL19.39	+15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.22	$2.28 GEL6.18	-39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.18	$2.75 GEL7.44	-43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.92	$0.56 GEL1.52	-47.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.79	$0.71 GEL1.94	-22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.76	$0.73 GEL1.99	-17.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.94	$0.70 GEL1.89	-36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.62	$0.30 GEL0.82	-58.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$0.38 GEL1.03	-51.4%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 54.0% less for transportation

	Rome	Batumi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.12	$4.48 GEL12.14	-37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.09	$12.87 GEL34.87	-65.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €22,922.33	$14,522.06 GEL39,354.78	-45.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €14.67	$5.61 GEL15.19	-67.3%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 53.8% less for housing

	Rome	Batumi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.20	$18.02 GEL48.83	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,009.76	$529.98 GEL1,436.25	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €652.83	$369.98 GEL1,002.65	-51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €143.09	$50.63 GEL137.22	-69.7%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 66.1% less for childcare

	Rome	Batumi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €435.31	$220.59 GEL597.79	-56.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €8,974.77	$2,562.50 GEL6,944.38	-75.6%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Batumi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.58	$1.47 GEL3.99	-72.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.31	$2.68 GEL7.26	+75.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.50	$2.94 GEL7.97	-54.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €49.89	$46.29 GEL125.45	-20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.17	$5.51 GEL14.94	-48.5%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 12.0% more for clothing

	Rome	Batumi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €55.98	$60.09 GEL162.84	-8.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €26.30	$38.60 GEL104.61	+25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €66.02	$106.88 GEL289.65	+38.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €87.53	$94.36 GEL255.72	-7.8%
Average			+12.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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