Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 2.7% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% less in Romania
Groceries: pay 1.5% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 40.1% more in Romania
Housing: pay 7.7% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 76.0% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Romania
Clothing: pay 21.8% less in Romania

The cost of childcare and transportation in Romania are more expensive than in Georgia. Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Romania. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Romania.

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Romania vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Georgia, you would:

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pay 2.8% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.33 GEL29.34	$9.82 RON46.44	-13.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 GEL26.16	$7.22 RON34.13	-28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 GEL3.04	$1.87 RON8.86	+59.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 GEL1.39	$1.57 RON7.43	+192.4%
Average			-2.8%

Georgia vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

	Georgia	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 GEL1.67	$1.10 RON5.19	+70.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 GEL10.66	$3.76 RON17.78	-8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.60 GEL19.67	$5.36 RON25.36	-29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.57	$2.91 RON13.77	+14.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 GEL7.27	$2.69 RON12.72	-4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 GEL1.62	$0.51 RON2.42	-18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 GEL2.07	$0.67 RON3.18	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.85	$0.65 RON3.08	-8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.27	$0.89 RON4.19	+0.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 GEL0.97	$0.35 RON1.66	-6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 GEL0.79	$0.36 RON1.70	+18.2%
Average			-1.5%

Georgia vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.1% more for transportation

	Georgia	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 GEL13.71	$6.55 RON30.98	+23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.61 GEL30.07	$23.38 RON110.58	+101.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	$27,083.66 RON128K	+31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.23 GEL16.13	$6.64 RON31.43	+6.7%
Average			+40.1%

Georgia vs. Romania - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.7% less for housing

	Georgia	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL40.71	$8.56 RON40.50	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	$371.73 RON1,758.50	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.09 GEL844.57	$281.26 RON1,330.53	-13.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.77 GEL159.99	$107.14 RON506.84	+73.4%
Average			-7.7%

Georgia vs. Romania - Cost of housing

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pay 76.0% more for childcare

	Georgia	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.66 GEL638.84	$482.75 RON2,283.68	+95.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	+58.2%
Average			+76.0%

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 GEL5.72	$2.18 RON10.31	-1.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 GEL8.33	$2.45 RON11.57	-24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 GEL8.41	$5.71 RON27.03	+76.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 GEL124.70	$38.73 RON183.19	-19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.06 GEL15.69	$7.13 RON33.75	+17.8%
Average			-1.4%

Georgia vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.8% less for clothing

	Georgia	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.30 GEL210.56	$62.00 RON293.30	-23.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 GEL102.94	$35.53 RON168.09	-10.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 GEL291.39	$77.18 RON365.11	-31.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.67 GEL276.27	$85.19 RON402.98	-20.1%
Average			-21.8%

Georgia vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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