Cost of living comparison
Italy is 7.4% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.47
|
$15.74
€14.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.04
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.06
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.28
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,762.21
|
$25,887.08
€24,275.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
|
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.88
|
$30.75
€28.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,348.70
|
$608.10
€570.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,154.19
|
$488.80
€458.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.24
|
$151.72
€142.27
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$804.31
|
$459.30
€430.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,912.75
|
$9,604.44
€9,006.56
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.78
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.43
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.80
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
|
$51.79
€48.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
|
$80.37
€75.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.27
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.52
|
$89.56
€83.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.18
|
$114.84
€107.69
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Italy or Georgia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.