Cost of living comparison

Syria

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Georgia vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Georgia is 75.2% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% more in Georgia
Groceries: pay 40.2% more in Georgia
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in Georgia
Housing: pay 77.7% more in Georgia
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Georgia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.1% more in Georgia
Clothing: pay 79.0% more in Georgia

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Georgia are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Georgia.

Georgia vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgia instead of Syria, you would:

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pay 56.8% more for restaurants

	Syria	Georgia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$9.82 GEL27.24	+167.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$7.91 GEL21.94	+89.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$0.83 GEL2.31	-21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.43 GEL1.20	-8.7%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 40.2% more for groceries

	Syria	Georgia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$0.60 GEL1.68	-17.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$3.99 GEL11.07	+99.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$7.10 GEL19.70	+98.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$2.30 GEL6.39	+10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$2.62 GEL7.27	-1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$0.53 GEL1.48	+28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$0.74 GEL2.06	-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$0.71 GEL1.98	+86.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$0.68 GEL1.89	+112.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$0.29 GEL0.80	+1.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$0.33 GEL0.90	+28.2%
Average			+40.2%

Syria vs. Georgia - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Syria	Georgia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$4.48 GEL12.44	-43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$13.38 GEL37.14	+33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	$20,514.71 GEL56,928.31	-5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	$5.97 GEL16.58	-47.0%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 77.7% more for housing

	Syria	Georgia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	$15.81 GEL43.87	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$472.27 GEL1,310.54	+132.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$323.81 GEL898.58	+206.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	$54.01 GEL149.89	+40.2%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Syria	Georgia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	$199.75 GEL554.32	+335.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	$3,840.26 GEL10,656.71	+78.7%
Average			+206.9%

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pay 81.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Georgia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$1.54 GEL4.28	-56.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$2.45 GEL6.81	+146.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$2.92 GEL8.11	+13.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$39.78 GEL110.38	+179.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$5.96 GEL16.53	+123.3%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 79.0% more for clothing

	Syria	Georgia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	$62.01 GEL172.09	+187.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	$41.33 GEL114.70	+28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	$100.06 GEL277.66	+49.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$103.32 GEL286.71	+50.4%
Average			+79.0%

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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: April 2025

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