Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 42.4% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$10.86
GEL29.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,466
|
$8.24
GEL22.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
$0.89
GEL2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA995
|
$0.43
GEL1.18
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
$0.70
GEL1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,866
|
$4.01
GEL11.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,362
|
$7.91
GEL21.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,190
|
$2.52
GEL6.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,483
|
$3.03
GEL8.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$0.61
GEL1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$0.77
GEL2.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$0.74
GEL2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$0.76
GEL2.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,129
|
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,580
|
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,652
|
$4.42
GEL12.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.98
GEL41.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,468.16
GEL70,037.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
|
pay 70.7% less for housing
Bangui
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$19.04
GEL52.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,204,312
|
$754.68
GEL2,075.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,453,572
|
$502.72
GEL1,382.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$53.92
GEL148.28
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$241.74
GEL664.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,601.22
GEL15,403.36
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
$1.87
GEL5.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$3.19
GEL8.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
$3.00
GEL8.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$51.67
GEL142.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.50
GEL210.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.25
GEL135.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$122.59
GEL337.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$134.83
GEL370.79
|
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