Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 27.1% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 11.9% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$8.90
GEL23.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$7.88
GEL21.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.78
GEL2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
|
pay 24.3% more for groceries
Albania
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$3.98
GEL10.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$7.46
GEL19.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$2.36
GEL6.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$2.92
GEL7.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.62
GEL1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.36
GEL0.95
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Albania
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$4.89
GEL13.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$12.43
GEL33.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$18,297.46
GEL48,854.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$5.48
GEL14.63
|
|
pay 43.5% more for housing
Albania
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$18.25
GEL48.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$514.58
GEL1,373.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$359.72
GEL960.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$57.56
GEL153.69
|
|
pay 30.8% more for childcare
Albania
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$158.50
GEL423.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,788.21
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$2.31
GEL6.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$3.01
GEL8.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$46.10
GEL123.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$5.87
GEL15.68
|
|
pay 80.4% more for clothing
Albania
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$77.21
GEL206.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$61.21
GEL163.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$124.49
GEL332.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$128.58
GEL343.32
|
|
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