Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 46.7% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Georgia instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 43.3% more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Georgia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$8.90
GEL23.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$7.88
GEL21.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
pay 60.3% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Georgia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$3.98
GEL10.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$7.46
GEL20.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$2.36
GEL6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.92
GEL7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.80
GEL2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.71
GEL1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.85
GEL2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.39
GEL1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
North Korea
|
Georgia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$4.89
GEL13.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.43
GEL33.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$18,297.46
GEL49,128.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$5.48
GEL14.71
|
|
pay 64.0% more for housing
North Korea
|
Georgia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$18.25
GEL48.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$514.58
GEL1,381.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$359.72
GEL965.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$57.56
GEL154.56
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$158.50
GEL425.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,916.93
GEL7,831.97
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.37
GEL3.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$2.31
GEL6.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$3.01
GEL8.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.10
GEL123.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$5.87
GEL15.76
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Georgia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$77.21
GEL207.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$61.21
GEL164.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$124.49
GEL334.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$128.58
GEL345.25
|
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