Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 27.3% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Russia, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$8.90
GEL23.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$7.88
GEL21.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
Russia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$3.98
GEL10.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$7.46
GEL19.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$2.36
GEL6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$2.92
GEL7.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Russia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$4.89
GEL13.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$12.43
GEL33.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$18,297.46
GEL48,945.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$5.48
GEL14.66
|
|
pay 73.5% more for housing
Russia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$18.25
GEL48.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$514.58
GEL1,376.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$359.72
GEL962.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$57.56
GEL153.98
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
Russia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$158.50
GEL424.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,802.80
|
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$2.31
GEL6.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$3.01
GEL8.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$46.10
GEL123.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$5.87
GEL15.70
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
Russia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$77.21
GEL206.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$61.21
GEL163.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$124.49
GEL333.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$128.58
GEL343.96
|
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