Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 23.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Georgia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
$8.90
GEL23.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
$7.88
GEL21.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.78
GEL2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$3.98
GEL10.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
$7.46
GEL19.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
$2.36
GEL6.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$2.92
GEL7.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
$0.62
GEL1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.36
GEL0.95
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Belarus
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
$4.89
GEL13.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
$12.43
GEL33.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
$18,297.46
GEL48,854.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
$5.48
GEL14.63
|
pay 71.9% more for housing
Belarus
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
$18.25
GEL48.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
$514.58
GEL1,373.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
$359.72
GEL960.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
$57.56
GEL153.69
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
$158.50
GEL423.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,788.21
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$2.31
GEL6.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$3.01
GEL8.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
$46.10
GEL123.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
$5.87
GEL15.68
|
|
pay 45.0% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
$77.21
GEL206.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
$61.21
GEL163.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
$124.49
GEL332.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
$128.58
GEL343.32
|
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