Cost of living comparison

Zambia

compared to

Georgia

Georgia vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Georgia is 17.5% more expensive than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 95.2% more in Georgia
Groceries: pay 30.2% less in Georgia
Transportation: pay 14.8% less in Georgia
Housing: pay 48.5% more in Georgia
Childcare: pay 30.5% less in Georgia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in Georgia
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Georgia

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Georgia are more expensive than in Zambia. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Georgia. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Georgia.

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Georgia vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.2% more for restaurants

	Zambia	Georgia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.53 ZMW111.11	$11.33 GEL29.34	+104.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 ZMW101.01	$10.10 GEL26.16	+100.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 ZMW12.63	$1.17 GEL3.04	+86.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 ZMW7.26	$0.54 GEL1.39	+48.6%
Average			+95.2%

Zambia vs. Georgia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.2% less for groceries

	Zambia	Georgia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ZMW23.67	$0.64 GEL1.67	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 ZMW103.47	$4.12 GEL10.66	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 ZMW127.92	$7.60 GEL19.67	+19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ZMW35.65	$2.54 GEL6.57	+43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 ZMW57.69	$2.81 GEL7.27	-2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ZMW22.21	$0.63 GEL1.62	-43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 ZMW22.12	$0.80 GEL2.07	-27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 ZMW33.21	$0.71 GEL1.85	-56.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZMW14.00	$0.88 GEL2.27	+25.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 ZMW23.39	$0.37 GEL0.97	-67.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 ZMW16.65	$0.30 GEL0.79	-63.2%
Average			-30.2%

Zambia vs. Georgia - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.8% less for transportation

	Zambia	Georgia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 ZMW109.88	$5.29 GEL13.71	-3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.15 ZMW1,007.64	$11.61 GEL30.07	-76.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,541.11 ZMW152K	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	+173.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.58 ZMW292.92	$6.23 GEL16.13	-57.3%
Average			-14.8%

Zambia vs. Georgia - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.5% more for housing

	Zambia	Georgia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.99 ZMW1,104.75	$15.72 GEL40.71	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.45 ZMW5,634.60	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	+59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.11 ZMW3,317.21	$326.09 GEL844.57	+97.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.51 ZMW1,235.84	$61.77 GEL159.99	+0.4%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 30.5% less for childcare

	Zambia	Georgia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.25 ZMW2,777.66	$246.66 GEL638.84	+78.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,638.36 ZMW334K	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	-72.9%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Georgia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.26 ZMW25.25	$2.21 GEL5.72	+75.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 ZMW56.68	$3.22 GEL8.33	+14.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 ZMW60.60	$3.25 GEL8.41	+7.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.67 ZMW1,098.44	$48.15 GEL124.70	-11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.03 ZMW121.21	$6.06 GEL15.69	+0.4%
Average			+12.3%

Zambia vs. Georgia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Zambia	Georgia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.28 ZMW467.67	$81.30 GEL210.56	+249.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.45 ZMW310.41	$39.75 GEL102.94	+157.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.19 ZMW907.84	$112.51 GEL291.39	+149.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.53 ZMW1,457.21	$106.67 GEL276.27	+47.1%
Average			+139.5%

Zambia vs. Georgia - Cost of clothing

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