Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

Georgia, USA

Georgia vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary

Georgia is 29.6% more expensive than Italy overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in Georgia
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in Georgia
Transportation: pay 19.1% less in Georgia
Housing: pay 96.0% more in Georgia
Childcare: pay 89.4% more in Georgia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% more in Georgia
Clothing: pay 19.3% less in Georgia

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

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Georgia vs. Italy Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	Italy	Georgia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.81 €16.74	$19.01	+1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.59 €10.31	$10.08	-13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 €2.62	$2.60	-11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 €1.23	$1.97	+42.7%
Average			-2.1%

Italy vs. Georgia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Italy	Georgia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 €1.95	$3.07	+39.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.58 €7.64	$5.34	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 €5.20	$3.35	-42.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.02 €3.58	$3.57	-11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 €5.02	$4.45	-21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.02	$2.26	+96.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.85	$0.70	-26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.06	$1.91	+60.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 €1.29	$1.95	+34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$1.31	+53.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.72	$1.43	+76.0%
Average			+10.3%

Italy vs. Georgia - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.1% less for transportation

	Italy	Georgia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.90	$3.41	-56.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.51 €38.72	$63.04	+44.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,598.57 €30,793.97	$32,879.21	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.27 €18.04	$20.10	-0.8%
Average			-19.1%

Italy vs. Georgia - Cost of transportation

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pay 96.0% more for housing

	Italy	Georgia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.01 €26.71	$77.58	+158.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$723.52 €643.96	$1,564.69	+116.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$562.80 €500.92	$1,280.50	+127.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.38 €144.52	$150.05	-7.6%
Average			+96.0%

Italy vs. Georgia - Cost of housing

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pay 89.4% more for childcare

	Italy	Georgia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$542.33 €482.69	$1,139.28	+110.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,535.75 €9,377.19	$17,991.27	+70.8%
Average			+89.4%

Italy vs. Georgia - Cost of childcare

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pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Italy	Georgia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.64 €5.02	$5.97	+5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 €1.74	$5.21	+166.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.73 €5.99	$8.36	+24.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.93 €49.78	$46.25	-17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.26 €9.13	$14.16	+37.9%
Average			+29.9%

Italy vs. Georgia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.3% less for clothing

	Italy	Georgia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.42 €76.92	$51.62	-40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.24 €34.03	$38.51	+0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.86 €88.88	$87.77	-12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.82 €113.76	$102.39	-19.9%
Average			-19.3%

Italy vs. Georgia - Cost of clothing

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