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Tbilisi vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 7.1% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% more in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 20.2% less in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 22.5% more in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 16.4% less in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 4.9% less in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% more in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Tbilisi

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Tbilisi are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Expenses including groceries, housing, and childcare are lower in Tbilisi.

Tbilisi vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 53.2% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.70	$11.11 GEL30.33	+202.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.15 BND7.87	$8.52 GEL23.26	+38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.25	$0.84 GEL2.30	-13.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.71	$0.47 GEL1.29	-14.6%
Average			+53.2%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Tbilisi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.2% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 BND2.22	$0.73 GEL1.99	-58.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BND4.62	$4.06 GEL11.08	+12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.74	$7.59 GEL20.73	+11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 BND2.87	$2.54 GEL6.94	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 BND2.58	$3.00 GEL8.19	+48.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 BND1.80	$0.61 GEL1.65	-56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.26	$0.75 GEL2.05	-23.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 BND1.68	$0.86 GEL2.35	-34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 BND1.46	$1.04 GEL2.84	-8.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BND0.98	$0.33 GEL0.89	-57.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.28 GEL0.78	-69.1%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 22.5% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.48 BND1.89	$4.30 GEL11.74	+191.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.81 GEL40.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,674.88 BND49,487.13	$18,518.52 GEL50,555.56	-52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND33.65	$7.41 GEL20.22	-71.8%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 16.4% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND87.13	$20.44 GEL55.81	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$719.61 BND920.79	$721.32 GEL1,969.22	+0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.29 BND577.45	$464.88 GEL1,269.12	+3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.89 BND74.08	$58.67 GEL160.17	+1.3%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 4.9% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND200.42	$252.07 GEL688.15	+60.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,593.11 BND19,952.45	$4,574.07 GEL12,487.22	-70.7%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.47	$2.22 GEL6.07	+14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 BND4.75	$3.02 GEL8.24	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.47 BND19.79	$3.04 GEL8.29	-80.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.59 BND40.43	$63.68 GEL173.85	+101.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND6.93	$6.67 GEL18.20	+23.1%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.43 BND122.11	$78.80 GEL215.11	-17.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.10 BND87.14	$44.01 GEL120.13	-35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.07 BND148.52	$121.26 GEL331.05	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND81.67	$112.66 GEL307.57	+76.5%
Average			+7.1%

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