Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 13.5% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB108.57
|
$11.74
GEL31.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
$7.83
GEL20.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB20.95
|
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.86
|
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.44
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB318.79
|
$4.65
GEL12.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.48
|
$7.85
GEL20.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.18
|
$2.56
GEL6.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.55
|
$3.18
GEL8.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.04
|
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.31
|
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.16
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.97
|
$0.79
GEL2.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.79
|
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.05
|
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB164.02
|
$5.47
GEL14.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,411.35
|
$15.66
GEL41.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,171,307.12
|
$23,483.37
GEL62,700.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB389.75
|
$7.83
GEL20.90
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB578.68
|
$20.37
GEL54.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,241.50
|
$988.93
GEL2,640.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,543.05
|
$643.97
GEL1,719.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,238.21
|
$53.87
GEL143.84
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,684.94
|
$233.05
GEL622.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB496,252.24
|
$5,254.52
GEL14,029.56
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB86.85
|
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB84.66
|
$2.84
GEL7.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB162.85
|
$3.09
GEL8.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,085.17
|
$57.20
GEL152.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB293.13
|
$6.65
GEL17.77
|
|
pay 46.0% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,200.87
|
$97.31
GEL259.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,490.16
|
$54.30
GEL144.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,581.67
|
$127.35
GEL340.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,749.98
|
$160.13
GEL427.55
|
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