Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Japan

Kobe vs. Kobuleti Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 41.3% more expensive than Kobuleti.

Restaurants: pay 33.3% less in Kobe
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 70.7% more in Kobe
Housing: pay 68.7% more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 44.4% more in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% more in Kobe
Clothing: pay 47.5% less in Kobe

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

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Kobe vs. Kobuleti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kobe instead of Kobuleti, you would:

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pay 33.3% less for restaurants

	Kobuleti	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.26 GEL29.17	$7.59 ¥1,200	-32.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 GEL25.15	$4.87 ¥770	-49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 GEL2.75	$1.17 ¥184	+9.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 GEL1.49	$0.60 ¥95	+4.3%
Average			-33.3%

Kobuleti vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kobuleti	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.89	$1.29 ¥204	+77.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.94 GEL12.80	$6.33 ¥1,000	+28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.04 GEL20.81	$5.78 ¥913	-28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 GEL7.02	$2.05 ¥325	-24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 GEL7.16	$3.16 ¥499	+14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.78	$3.53 ¥558	+414.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 GEL2.14	$1.36 ¥215	+65.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 GEL1.75	$2.28 ¥360	+237.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GEL2.55	$3.54 ¥559	+258.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 GEL1.01	$1.72 ¥272	+343.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.84	$1.58 ¥249	+388.4%
Average			+108.0%

Kobuleti vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.7% more for transportation

	Kobuleti	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 GEL14.38	$4.10 ¥648	-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.65 GEL30.17	$63.27 ¥9,997	+443.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,922.33 GEL41,238.83	$20,061.49 ¥3M	+26.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.45 GEL16.70	$28.47 ¥4,499	+341.6%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 68.7% more for housing

	Kobuleti	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 GEL41.74	$31.16 ¥4,923	+93.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$413.72 GEL1,071.54	$687.49 ¥109K	+66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.72 GEL734.83	$463.95 ¥73,311	+63.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.91 GEL157.77	$111.27 ¥17,583	+82.7%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 44.4% more for childcare

	Kobuleti	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$298.60 GEL773.37	$322.65 ¥50,984	+8.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,186.89 GEL8,254.05	$6,149.41 ¥972K	+93.0%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kobuleti	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GEL5.53	$2.06 ¥326	-3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 GEL9.13	$2.34 ¥370	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 GEL8.55	$3.48 ¥550	+5.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.35 GEL125.23	$46.39 ¥7,331	-4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 GEL17.60	$11.39 ¥1,799	+67.6%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 47.5% less for clothing

	Kobuleti	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.34 GEL244.34	$50.30 ¥7,948	-46.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.09 GEL101.25	$25.31 ¥3,999	-35.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 GEL302.52	$45.97 ¥7,264	-60.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.50 GEL301.75	$65.37 ¥10,330	-43.9%
Average			-47.5%

Kobuleti vs. Kobe - Cost of clothing

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