Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 29.8% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Georgia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,519
|
$8.92
GEL23.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,438
|
$8.13
GEL21.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,275
|
$0.84
GEL2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA912
|
$0.44
GEL1.18
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA934
|
$0.66
GEL1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,807
|
$3.99
GEL10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,348
|
$7.17
GEL19.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,142
|
$2.30
GEL6.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,348
|
$2.68
GEL7.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA875
|
$0.54
GEL1.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA625
|
$0.74
GEL1.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,391
|
$0.71
GEL1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA796
|
$0.67
GEL1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA807
|
$0.30
GEL0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA787
|
$0.34
GEL0.90
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,143
|
$4.38
GEL11.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,230
|
$14.31
GEL38.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,396,048
|
$20,343.17
GEL54,417.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,317
|
$4.81
GEL12.87
|
|
pay 60.9% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA95,240
|
$15.85
GEL42.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA627,248
|
$467.69
GEL1,251.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA232,038
|
$341.06
GEL912.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA278,085
|
$52.84
GEL141.34
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA130,321
|
$204.64
GEL547.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,103,677
|
$3,659.24
GEL9,788.47
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,735
|
$1.55
GEL4.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,545
|
$2.53
GEL6.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,130
|
$2.94
GEL7.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA45,794
|
$39.97
GEL106.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,086
|
$5.55
GEL14.86
|
|
pay 30.3% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,553
|
$60.56
GEL161.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,638
|
$44.07
GEL117.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA56,123
|
$99.89
GEL267.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA54,771
|
$106.19
GEL284.06
|
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