Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 13.9% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Lima, you would:
pay 46.0% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$10.86
GEL31.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$8.24
GEL23.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$0.89
GEL2.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.43
GEL1.23
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$0.70
GEL2.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$4.01
GEL11.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$7.91
GEL22.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$2.52
GEL7.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$3.03
GEL8.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.61
GEL1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.77
GEL2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.74
GEL2.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.76
GEL2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.32
GEL0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.35
GEL1.02
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.17
|
$4.42
GEL12.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.63
|
$14.98
GEL43.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,056.89
|
$25,468.16
GEL73,093.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN77.00
|
$7.49
GEL21.50
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.53
|
$19.04
GEL54.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,102.19
|
$754.68
GEL2,165.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,368.03
|
$502.72
GEL1,442.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.20
|
$53.92
GEL154.75
|
|
pay 13.9% less for childcare
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.66
|
$241.74
GEL693.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,874.56
|
$5,601.22
GEL16,075.51
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
$1.87
GEL5.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$3.19
GEL9.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$3.00
GEL8.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.75
|
$51.67
GEL148.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$7.49
GEL21.50
|
|
pay 56.4% more for clothing
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.78
|
$76.50
GEL219.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.31
|
$49.25
GEL141.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.74
|
$122.59
GEL351.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.13
|
$134.83
GEL386.97
|
|
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