Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 2.9 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
$8.90
GEL23.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
$7.88
GEL21.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
$3.98
GEL10.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
$7.46
GEL19.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
$2.36
GEL6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
$2.92
GEL7.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
$4.89
GEL13.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
$12.43
GEL33.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
$18,297.46
GEL48,945.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
$5.48
GEL14.66
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
$18.25
GEL48.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
$514.58
GEL1,376.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
$359.72
GEL962.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
$57.56
GEL153.98
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
$158.50
GEL424.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,802.80
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
$2.31
GEL6.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
$3.01
GEL8.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
$46.10
GEL123.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
$5.87
GEL15.70
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
$77.21
GEL206.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
$61.21
GEL163.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
$124.49
GEL333.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
$128.58
GEL343.96
|
|
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