Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 11.7% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 28.9% more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$9.82
GEL26.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$7.91
GEL21.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$3.99
GEL10.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$7.10
GEL19.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$2.30
GEL6.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$2.62
GEL7.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$4.48
GEL12.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$13.38
GEL36.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$20,514.71
GEL56,210.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$5.97
GEL16.37
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$15.81
GEL43.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$472.27
GEL1,294.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$323.81
GEL887.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$54.01
GEL147.99
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$199.75
GEL547.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$3,840.26
GEL10,522.31
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.54
GEL4.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$2.45
GEL6.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$2.92
GEL8.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$39.78
GEL108.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$5.96
GEL16.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$62.01
GEL169.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$41.33
GEL113.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$100.06
GEL274.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$103.32
GEL283.10
|
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