Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 39.3% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.87
|
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.66
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.44
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.18
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.94
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL11.02
|
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.75
|
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.94
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.34
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.68
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.12
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.05
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.09
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 18.4% more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL12.16
|
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL41.20
|
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL70,037.45
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
|
pay 2.5% less for housing
Tbilisi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL52.37
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,075.37
|
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,382.47
|
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL148.28
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL664.79
|
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL15,403.36
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.15
|
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.78
|
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.24
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL142.08
|
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL210.36
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL135.44
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL337.11
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL370.79
|
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
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