Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 10.3% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Georgia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$8.90
GEL23.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$7.88
GEL21.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Romania
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$3.98
GEL10.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$7.46
GEL20.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$2.36
GEL6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$2.92
GEL7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.80
GEL2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.71
GEL1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$0.85
GEL2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.39
GEL1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Romania
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$4.89
GEL13.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$12.43
GEL33.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$18,297.46
GEL49,128.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$5.48
GEL14.71
|
|
pay 52.6% more for housing
Romania
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$18.25
GEL48.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$514.58
GEL1,381.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$359.72
GEL965.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$57.56
GEL154.56
|
|
pay 45.9% less for childcare
Romania
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$158.50
GEL425.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,831.97
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$1.37
GEL3.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$2.31
GEL6.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$3.01
GEL8.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$46.10
GEL123.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$5.87
GEL15.76
|
|
pay 67.8% more for clothing
Romania
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$77.21
GEL207.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$61.21
GEL164.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$124.49
GEL334.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$128.58
GEL345.25
|
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