Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 9.3% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 31.9% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
Bamako
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
pay 50.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Tbilisi
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
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