Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 15.6% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 34.6% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 49.8% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Yemen

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

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Yemen vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.0% more for restaurants

	Georgia	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.33 GEL29.34	$9.52 YER2,249	-15.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 GEL26.16	$9.91 YER2,340	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 GEL3.04	$2.22 YER523	+88.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 GEL1.39	$1.18 YER279	+120.3%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Georgia	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 GEL1.67	$2.06 YER487	+219.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 GEL10.66	$6.42 YER1,515	+55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.60 GEL19.67	$13.63 YER3,219	+79.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.57	$7.05 YER1,664	+177.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 GEL7.27	$5.50 YER1,298	+95.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 GEL1.62	$3.80 YER898	+507.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 GEL2.07	$1.07 YER254	+34.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.85	$2.83 YER669	+297.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.27	$1.47 YER346	+67.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 GEL0.97	$1.32 YER313	+253.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 GEL0.79	$1.27 YER299	+315.6%
Average			+161.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Georgia	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 GEL13.71	$9.25 YER2,184	+74.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.61 GEL30.07	$84.67 YER19,994	+629.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	$16,933.01 YER4M	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.23 GEL16.13	$21.17 YER4,998	+239.8%
Average			+112.7%

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pay 34.6% less for housing

	Georgia	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL40.71	$101.30 YER23,922	+544.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	$229.13 YER54,109	-48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.09 GEL844.57	$175.13 YER41,357	-46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.77 GEL159.99	$60.36 YER14,253	-2.3%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 49.8% less for childcare

	Georgia	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.66 GEL638.84	$74.63 YER17,624	-69.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	$3,747.12 YER885K	-16.8%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 GEL5.72	$2.78 YER658	+26.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 GEL8.33	$3.90 YER921	+21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 GEL8.41	$5.29 YER1,250	+63.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 GEL124.70	$45.84 YER10,825	-4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.06 GEL15.69	$5.93 YER1,400	-2.2%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Georgia	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.30 GEL210.56	$75.14 YER17,744	-7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 GEL102.94	$103.71 YER24,492	+160.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 GEL291.39	$79.02 YER18,661	-29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.67 GEL276.27	$100.89 YER23,826	-5.4%
Average			+12.5%

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