Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 61.4% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 39.9% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
$11.74
GEL31.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
$4.65
GEL12.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
$7.85
GEL20.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
$2.56
GEL6.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
$3.18
GEL8.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
|
pay 49.3% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
$5.47
GEL14.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
$15.66
GEL41.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
$23,483.37
GEL62,818.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
$20.37
GEL54.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
$988.93
GEL2,645.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
$643.97
GEL1,722.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
$53.87
GEL144.11
|
|
pay 62.0% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
$233.05
GEL623.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
$5,254.52
GEL14,055.84
|
|
pay 95.7% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
$2.84
GEL7.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$3.09
GEL8.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
$57.20
GEL153.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$6.65
GEL17.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
$97.31
GEL260.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
$54.30
GEL145.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
$127.35
GEL340.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
$160.13
GEL428.35
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tbilisi or Addis Ababa. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.