Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Georgia

Georgia vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Georgia is 33.3% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Georgia
Groceries: pay 1.4% more in Georgia
Transportation: pay 18.5% more in Georgia
Housing: pay 23.5% more in Georgia
Childcare: pay 51.4% less in Georgia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Georgia
Clothing: pay 62.0% more in Georgia

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, transportation, and groceries in Georgia are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Georgia.

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Georgia vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgia instead of Vietnam, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Georgia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 ₫49,968	$11.33 GEL29.34	+487.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 ₫105K	$10.10 GEL26.16	+148.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₫13,022	$1.17 GEL3.04	+133.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 ₫7,715	$0.54 GEL1.39	+80.3%
Average			+252.1%

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pay 1.4% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Georgia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ₫24,827	$0.64 GEL1.67	-32.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 ₫139K	$4.12 GEL10.66	-23.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.69 ₫147K	$7.60 GEL19.67	+33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,111	$2.54 GEL6.57	+68.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₫44,332	$2.81 GEL7.27	+63.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 ₫34,270	$0.63 GEL1.62	-52.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,159	$0.80 GEL2.07	+57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,883	$0.71 GEL1.85	+16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,322	$0.88 GEL2.27	+58.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,823	$0.37 GEL0.97	-24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,288	$0.30 GEL0.79	-40.7%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 18.5% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Georgia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36 ₫87,093	$5.29 GEL13.71	+57.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.12 ₫184K	$11.61 GEL30.07	+63.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	-32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.75 ₫149K	$6.23 GEL16.13	+8.4%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 23.5% more for housing

	Vietnam	Georgia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.92 ₫231K	$15.72 GEL40.71	+76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$387.95 ₫10M	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	+14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.72 ₫7M	$326.09 GEL844.57	+26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.62 ₫1M	$61.77 GEL159.99	+24.5%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 51.4% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Georgia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.30 ₫8M	$246.66 GEL638.84	-23.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,628.65 ₫379M	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	-69.2%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Georgia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 ₫23,577	$2.21 GEL5.72	+142.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 ₫42,237	$3.22 GEL8.33	+97.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.36 ₫35,110	$3.25 GEL8.41	+139.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.59 ₫533K	$48.15 GEL124.70	+133.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.14 ₫81,316	$6.06 GEL15.69	+92.9%
Average			+117.5%

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pay 62.0% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Georgia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00 ₫1M	$81.30 GEL210.56	+98.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.08 ₫623K	$39.75 GEL102.94	+65.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.97 ₫2M	$112.51 GEL291.39	+46.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.18 ₫2M	$106.67 GEL276.27	+43.8%
Average			+62.0%

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