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Georgia

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United States

Johnson City vs. Kobuleti Cost of Living Summary

Johnson City is 98.5% more expensive than Kobuleti.

Restaurants: pay 39.5% more in Johnson City
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Johnson City
Transportation: pay 50.9% more in Johnson City
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Johnson City
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Johnson City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.6% more in Johnson City
Clothing: pay 34.0% less in Johnson City

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Johnson City are more expensive than in Kobuleti. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Johnson City.

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Johnson City vs. Kobuleti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Johnson City instead of Kobuleti, you would:

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pay 39.5% more for restaurants

	Kobuleti	Johnson City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.26 GEL29.23	$14.00	+24.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 GEL25.19	$10.00	+3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 GEL2.75	$2.90	+173.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 GEL1.50	$2.00	+246.9%
Average			+39.5%

Kobuleti vs. Johnson City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Kobuleti	Johnson City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.89	$3.86	+428.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.94 GEL12.82	$3.67	-25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.04 GEL20.85	$3.80	-52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 GEL7.03	$3.19	+17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 GEL7.17	$6.23	+125.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.78	$3.53	+413.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 GEL2.14	$0.80	-2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 GEL1.75	$1.81	+168.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GEL2.56	$1.62	+64.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 GEL1.01	$1.56	+301.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.84	$1.96	+507.5%
Average			+104.8%

Kobuleti vs. Johnson City - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.9% more for transportation

	Kobuleti	Johnson City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 GEL14.41	$3.24	-41.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.65 GEL30.23	$37.50	+221.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,922.33 GEL41,318.45	$32,000.00	+101.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.45 GEL16.73	$17.18	+166.5%
Average			+50.9%

Kobuleti vs. Johnson City - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Kobuleti	Johnson City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 GEL41.82	$62.50	+287.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$413.72 GEL1,073.61	$1,100.00	+165.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.72 GEL736.25	$919.80	+224.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.91 GEL158.07	$132.80	+118.0%
Average			+184.7%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Kobuleti	Johnson City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$298.60 GEL774.86	$1,208.33	+304.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,186.89 GEL8,269.99	$14,500.00	+355.0%
Average			+329.1%

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pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kobuleti	Johnson City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GEL5.54	$5.00	+134.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 GEL9.15	$5.17	+46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 GEL8.57	$7.95	+140.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.35 GEL125.47	$46.66	-3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 GEL17.64	$12.00	+76.6%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 34.0% less for clothing

	Kobuleti	Johnson City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.34 GEL244.81	$37.50	-60.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.09 GEL101.45	$31.25	-20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 GEL303.11	$85.80	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.50 GEL302.33	$95.00	-18.5%
Average			-34.0%

Kobuleti vs. Johnson City - Cost of clothing

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