Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

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Georgia

Tbilisi vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 9.2% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 92.5% more in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 16.9% more in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 8.6% less in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 18.6% less in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 1.4% less in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.2% more in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 41.2% more in Tbilisi

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

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Tbilisi vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 92.5% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$11.26 GEL29.17	+181.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$9.71 GEL25.15	+49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.06 GEL2.75	+75.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$0.61 GEL1.58	-7.0%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 16.9% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$0.77 GEL2.00	-35.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$4.64 GEL12.03	+25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$8.32 GEL21.55	+103.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$2.78 GEL7.20	+57.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$3.00 GEL7.77	-34.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$0.75 GEL1.95	-69.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.83 GEL2.14	+177.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.88 GEL2.29	-10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$1.12 GEL2.90	+263.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.39 GEL1.01	+76.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.32 GEL0.84	-33.7%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 8.6% less for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$5.45 GEL14.11	+54.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$15.53 GEL40.23	-26.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	-54.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$7.38 GEL19.11	+109.3%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 18.6% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$19.57 GEL50.67	-90.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	-3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	+14.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$67.60 GEL175.09	-56.9%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 1.4% less for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$373.95 GEL968.53	+174.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	-64.5%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 96.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$2.72 GEL7.04	+239.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$3.53 GEL9.13	+283.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$3.50 GEL9.05	-56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$64.38 GEL166.76	+45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$6.80 GEL17.60	+81.2%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 41.2% more for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$103.88 GEL269.06	+213.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$40.29 GEL104.34	-43.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$116.80 GEL302.52	+48.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$124.27 GEL321.86	+50.3%
Average			+41.2%

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