Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 2.0 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 48.9% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$8.90
GEL23.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$7.88
GEL21.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$3.98
GEL10.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$7.46
GEL19.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$2.36
GEL6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$2.92
GEL7.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$4.89
GEL13.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$12.43
GEL33.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$18,297.46
GEL48,945.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$5.48
GEL14.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$18.25
GEL48.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$514.58
GEL1,376.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$359.72
GEL962.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$57.56
GEL153.98
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$158.50
GEL424.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,802.80
|
|
pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$2.31
GEL6.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$3.01
GEL8.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$46.10
GEL123.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$5.87
GEL15.70
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$77.21
GEL206.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$61.21
GEL163.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$124.49
GEL333.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$128.58
GEL343.96
|
|
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