Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 58.8% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 61.1% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$8.90
GEL23.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$7.88
GEL21.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$3.98
GEL10.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$7.46
GEL20.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$2.36
GEL6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$2.92
GEL7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.80
GEL2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.71
GEL1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.85
GEL2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.39
GEL1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$4.89
GEL13.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$12.43
GEL33.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$18,297.46
GEL49,128.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$5.48
GEL14.71
|
|
pay 27.8% more for housing
Iraq
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$18.25
GEL48.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$514.58
GEL1,381.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$359.72
GEL965.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$57.56
GEL154.56
|
|
pay 66.5% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$158.50
GEL425.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,831.97
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$1.37
GEL3.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$2.31
GEL6.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$3.01
GEL8.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$46.10
GEL123.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$5.87
GEL15.76
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$77.21
GEL207.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$61.21
GEL164.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$124.49
GEL334.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$128.58
GEL345.25
|
|
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