Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 3.8% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$8.90
GEL23.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$7.88
GEL21.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$3.98
GEL10.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$7.46
GEL20.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$2.36
GEL6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$2.92
GEL7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.80
GEL2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.71
GEL1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.85
GEL2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.39
GEL1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Samoa
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$4.89
GEL13.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.43
GEL33.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,297.46
GEL49,128.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$5.48
GEL14.71
|
|
pay 60.3% less for housing
Samoa
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$18.25
GEL48.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$514.58
GEL1,381.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$359.72
GEL965.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$57.56
GEL154.56
|
|
pay 70.0% more for childcare
Samoa
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$158.50
GEL425.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,831.97
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.37
GEL3.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$2.31
GEL6.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$3.01
GEL8.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$46.10
GEL123.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$5.87
GEL15.76
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
Samoa
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$77.21
GEL207.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$61.21
GEL164.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$124.49
GEL334.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$128.58
GEL345.25
|
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