Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Georgia

Tbilisi vs. Almaty Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 5.2% cheaper than Almaty.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% less in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 22.7% more in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 11.1% less in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 15.3% less in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 9.1% less in Tbilisi

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tbilisi.

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Tbilisi vs. Almaty Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Almaty, you would:

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pay 10.8% less for restaurants

	Almaty	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.42 KZT6,082.92	$11.26 GEL29.17	-16.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 KZT4,055.28	$9.71 GEL25.15	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 KZT615.44	$1.06 GEL2.75	-21.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KZT410.90	$0.61 GEL1.58	-32.6%
Average			-10.8%

Almaty vs. Tbilisi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Almaty	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 KZT425.21	$0.77 GEL2.00	-17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.46 KZT2,925.52	$4.64 GEL12.03	-28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.48 KZT2,938.79	$8.32 GEL21.55	+28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 KZT1,109.97	$2.78 GEL7.20	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 KZT1,401.59	$3.00 GEL7.77	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT387.73	$0.75 GEL1.95	-11.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 KZT481.68	$0.83 GEL2.14	-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 KZT621.58	$0.88 GEL2.29	-35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 KZT605.34	$1.12 GEL2.90	-16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 KZT160.60	$0.39 GEL1.01	+9.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 KZT119.25	$0.32 GEL0.84	+22.8%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 22.7% more for transportation

	Almaty	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.64 KZT1,198.22	$5.45 GEL14.11	+106.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.15 KZT10,036.82	$15.53 GEL40.23	-29.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,370.46 KZT10M	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	+10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.71 KZT3,041.46	$7.38 GEL19.11	+9.9%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 11.1% less for housing

	Almaty	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.11 KZT8,207.89	$19.57 GEL50.67	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.28 KZT364K	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$513.47 KZT233K	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	-11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.56 KZT31,526.07	$67.60 GEL175.09	-2.8%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 15.3% less for childcare

	Almaty	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$456.34 KZT207K	$373.95 GEL968.53	-18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,216.13 KZT6M	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	-12.4%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Almaty	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 KZT1,470.04	$2.72 GEL7.04	-16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.30 KZT1,497.69	$3.53 GEL9.13	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.63 KZT1,191.24	$3.50 GEL9.05	+33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.49 KZT31,945.91	$64.38 GEL166.76	-8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.71 KZT3,041.46	$6.80 GEL17.60	+1.3%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

	Almaty	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.07 KZT43,537.96	$103.88 GEL269.06	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.45 KZT21,502.09	$40.29 GEL104.34	-15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.68 KZT66,021.45	$116.80 GEL302.52	-19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.22 KZT60,829.24	$124.27 GEL321.86	-7.4%
Average			-9.1%

Almaty vs. Tbilisi - Cost of clothing

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