Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 20.6% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Baku, you would:
pay 14.3% more for restaurants
Baku
|
Tbilisi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
Baku
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Baku
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 48.7% more for housing
Baku
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
|
pay 1.4% less for childcare
Baku
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Baku
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
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