Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 22.0% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Georgia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD577
|
$8.90
GEL23.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
$7.88
GEL21.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$0.78
GEL2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$3.98
GEL10.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD426
|
$7.46
GEL19.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$2.36
GEL6.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD284
|
$2.92
GEL7.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.62
GEL1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.36
GEL0.95
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD642
|
$4.89
GEL13.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
$12.43
GEL33.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
$18,297.46
GEL48,854.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD708
|
$5.48
GEL14.63
|
|
pay 44.0% more for housing
Serbia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
$18.25
GEL48.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
$514.58
GEL1,373.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
$359.72
GEL960.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
$57.56
GEL153.69
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
$158.50
GEL423.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,788.21
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$2.31
GEL6.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
$3.01
GEL8.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
$46.10
GEL123.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD492
|
$5.87
GEL15.68
|
|
pay 75.6% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
$77.21
GEL206.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
$61.21
GEL163.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
$124.49
GEL332.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
$128.58
GEL343.32
|
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