Cost of living comparison

Georgia

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Montenegro

Bar vs. Batumi Cost of Living Summary

Bar is 54.7% more expensive than Batumi.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Bar
Groceries: pay 45.5% more in Bar
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Bar
Housing: pay 59.5% more in Bar
Childcare: pay 55.9% more in Bar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% more in Bar
Clothing: pay 13.9% less in Bar

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Bar are more expensive than in Batumi. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bar.

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Bar vs. Batumi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bar instead of Batumi, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Batumi	Bar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.26 GEL24.31	$11.68 €10.21	+26.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.41 GEL19.44	$9.93 €8.68	+34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 GEL2.27	$1.80 €1.57	+108.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 GEL1.24	$1.75 €1.53	+271.7%
Average			+110.1%

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pay 45.5% more for groceries

	Batumi	Bar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 GEL1.47	$1.14 €1.00	+104.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 GEL8.98	$4.38 €3.83	+28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 GEL17.87	$4.61 €4.03	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 GEL6.16	$3.24 €2.83	+37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 GEL6.20	$3.64 €3.18	+54.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.34	$0.60 €0.52	+16.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 GEL1.84	$0.74 €0.65	+5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.61	$0.67 €0.59	+10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 GEL2.09	$1.27 €1.11	+58.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 GEL0.65	$0.47 €0.41	+89.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 GEL0.66	$0.57 €0.50	+127.1%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Batumi	Bar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 GEL11.13	$6.53 €5.71	+54.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.41 GEL19.44	$23.36 €20.42	+215.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,814.81 GEL38,888.89	$32,703.71 €28,594.65	+120.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.04 GEL18.47	$11.68 €10.21	+66.0%
Average			+114.1%

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pay 59.5% more for housing

	Batumi	Bar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.57 GEL43.50	$30.47 €26.64	+83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.67 GEL1,295.89	$677.43 €592.32	+37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.82 GEL926.16	$511.64 €447.36	+45.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.59 GEL145.92	$95.59 €83.58	+72.0%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 55.9% more for childcare

	Batumi	Bar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$242.09 GEL635.48	$262.80 €229.78	+8.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,113.17 GEL8,172.07	$6,326.61 €5,531.70	+103.2%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Batumi	Bar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.38	$2.92 €2.55	+75.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 GEL7.44	$2.55 €2.23	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 GEL7.78	$3.80 €3.32	+28.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.64 GEL132.94	$41.24 €36.06	-18.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.56 GEL14.58	$4.67 €4.08	-15.9%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 13.9% less for clothing

	Batumi	Bar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.75 GEL222.47	$65.70 €57.44	-22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 GEL110.73	$30.66 €26.81	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$124.17 GEL325.95	$98.55 €86.17	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.37 GEL271.34	$118.75 €103.83	+14.9%
Average			-13.9%

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