Cost of living comparison

Rustavi, Georgia

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Rustavi Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 3.3 times more expensive than Rustavi.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 3.5 times more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 5.6 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 5.7% more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 35.8% more in Reykjavik

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Rustavi. Notably, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Rustavi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Rustavi, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Rustavi	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.03 GEL30.17	$20.00 ISK2,493	+81.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.04 GEL22.00	$18.02 ISK2,246	+124.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 GEL2.11	$3.15 ISK393	+308.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 GEL1.01	$2.19 ISK272	+494.4%
Average			+252.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for groceries

	Rustavi	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 GEL1.70	$3.61 ISK450	+479.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.05 GEL11.08	$7.76 ISK967	+91.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 GEL17.76	$6.40 ISK798	-1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 GEL5.73	$5.76 ISK718	+174.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 GEL5.91	$9.45 ISK1,178	+337.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.91	$1.40 ISK175	+320.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 GEL2.12	$1.01 ISK126	+29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 GEL2.01	$1.22 ISK152	+65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 GEL1.14	$2.22 ISK277	+433.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 GEL0.68	$1.43 ISK179	+473.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 GEL0.59	$0.93 ISK116	+330.8%
Average			+248.7%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Rustavi	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.59 GEL12.56	$8.50 ISK1,060	+85.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.85 GEL29.66	$74.95 ISK9,343	+591.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,735.29 GEL70,386.03	$42,450.45 ISK5,291,449	+65.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 GEL12.07	$24.05 ISK2,998	+445.1%
Average			+296.6%

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pay 5.6 times more for housing

	Rustavi	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.03 GEL30.17	$69.87 ISK8,709	+533.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$257.35 GEL703.86	$1,971.17 ISK245,706	+665.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$240.69 GEL658.28	$1,803.44 ISK224,799	+649.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.01 GEL142.25	$53.95 ISK6,725	+3.7%
Average			+463.1%

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pay 5.7% more for childcare

	Rustavi	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$238.97 GEL653.58	$252.14 ISK31,429	+5.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,659.47 GEL15,478.64	$5,993.99 ISK747,151	+5.9%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rustavi	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 GEL4.02	$10.81 ISK1,348	+635.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 GEL5.53	$5.31 ISK661	+162.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 GEL8.04	$12.25 ISK1,526	+316.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.06 GEL60.33	$69.95 ISK8,719	+217.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.62 GEL18.10	$14.77 ISK1,842	+123.3%
Average			+290.8%

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pay 35.8% more for clothing

	Rustavi	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.57 GEL209.41	$108.97 ISK13,583	+42.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.19 GEL131.79	$49.72 ISK6,198	+3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.78 GEL286.57	$151.85 ISK18,929	+44.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.17 GEL347.82	$194.16 ISK24,202	+52.7%
Average			+35.8%

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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: June 2025

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