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Georgia vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Georgia is 22.2% cheaper than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% more in Georgia
Groceries: pay 42.3% less in Georgia
Transportation: pay 43.6% less in Georgia
Housing: pay 34.1% less in Georgia
Childcare: pay 54.7% less in Georgia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.8% less in Georgia
Clothing: pay 38.1% more in Georgia

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

Georgia vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.2% more for restaurants

	Japan	Georgia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.60 ¥1,031	$9.63 GEL26.00	+45.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ¥796	$8.59 GEL23.20	+68.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 ¥166	$0.81 GEL2.19	-23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ¥119	$0.48 GEL1.28	-37.4%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 42.3% less for groceries

	Japan	Georgia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 ¥234	$0.55 GEL1.47	-63.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 ¥791	$3.59 GEL9.70	-29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.67 ¥885	$6.97 GEL18.83	+23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ¥324	$2.36 GEL6.37	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 ¥457	$2.31 GEL6.23	-21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.14 ¥334	$0.51 GEL1.39	-76.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ¥175	$0.69 GEL1.87	-38.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 ¥264	$0.68 GEL1.83	-59.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 ¥333	$0.75 GEL2.04	-64.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ¥190	$0.31 GEL0.85	-74.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 ¥180	$0.29 GEL0.78	-74.8%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 43.6% less for transportation

	Japan	Georgia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 ¥686	$4.28 GEL11.56	-2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.14 ¥9,236	$12.19 GEL32.90	-79.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,599.51 ¥3,529,252	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.32 ¥3,955	$6.44 GEL17.40	-74.6%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 34.1% less for housing

	Japan	Georgia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.91 ¥5,296	$15.72 GEL42.43	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.18 ¥84,826	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	-18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.61 ¥55,222	$313.10 GEL845.36	-11.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.72 ¥18,539	$55.90 GEL150.93	-52.9%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 54.7% less for childcare

	Japan	Georgia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.89 ¥46,363	$197.25 GEL532.57	-33.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,159.48 ¥2,055,050	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	-75.7%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Georgia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.60 ¥407	$1.67 GEL4.50	-36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 ¥473	$2.49 GEL6.73	-17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.89 ¥607	$2.98 GEL8.04	-23.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.54 ¥9,298	$44.86 GEL121.13	-24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.46 ¥1,946	$5.33 GEL14.40	-57.2%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 38.1% more for clothing

	Japan	Georgia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.79 ¥6,995	$64.76 GEL174.86	+44.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.04 ¥5,003	$40.85 GEL110.30	+27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.37 ¥8,959	$100.01 GEL270.02	+74.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.37 ¥13,644	$92.77 GEL250.47	+6.2%
Average			+38.1%

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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: December 2025

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