Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 95.8% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.0% more in South Korea
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 90.5% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 49.0% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.6% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 2.7% more in South Korea

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

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South Korea vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Georgia, you would:

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pay 22.0% more for restaurants

	Georgia	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL25.04	$6.72 ₩9,317	-30.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL22.34	$5.50 ₩7,619	-36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.11	$1.47 ₩2,032	+80.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.24	$0.82 ₩1,143	+73.3%
Average			+22.0%

Georgia vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Georgia	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.42	$2.87 ₩3,983	+427.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.34	$5.63 ₩7,796	+56.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.13	$7.67 ₩10,638	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.13	$2.84 ₩3,931	+20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.00	$3.34 ₩4,624	+44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.33	$3.24 ₩4,484	+530.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.80	$1.39 ₩1,924	+100.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.77	$2.80 ₩3,876	+311.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL1.96	$2.40 ₩3,332	+218.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.82	$1.78 ₩2,470	+466.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.75	$1.20 ₩1,669	+314.8%
Average			+227.4%

Georgia vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 90.5% more for transportation

	Georgia	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.13	$4.40 ₩6,099	+2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL31.68	$47.17 ₩65,384	+287.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL48,148.15	$26,440.41 ₩37M	+42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL16.76	$8.33 ₩11,548	+29.3%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 49.0% more for housing

	Georgia	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL40.86	$21.68 ₩30,055	+38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,151.16	$473.91 ₩657K	+7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL814.05	$357.19 ₩495K	+14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL145.34	$132.53 ₩184K	+137.1%
Average			+49.0%

Georgia vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Georgia	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL512.85	$378.52 ₩525K	+91.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,312.51	$15,055.40 ₩21M	+370.9%
Average			+231.4%

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pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.33	$3.12 ₩4,322	+87.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.48	$3.57 ₩4,945	+43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL7.74	$3.18 ₩4,413	+6.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL116.64	$49.86 ₩69,108	+11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL13.87	$10.12 ₩14,024	+89.7%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 2.7% more for clothing

	Georgia	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL168.39	$66.46 ₩92,116	+2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL106.22	$50.68 ₩70,249	+24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL260.02	$72.74 ₩101K	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL241.20	$103.23 ₩143K	+11.3%
Average			+2.7%

Georgia vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: September 2026

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