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Tbilisi vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 2.7 times more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 53.4% more in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 0.6% less in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 60.6% more in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 89.9% more in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 8.2 times more in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.7% more in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Tbilisi

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Tbilisi are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Tbilisi.

Tbilisi vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 53.4% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 LKR1,269.15	$11.11 GEL30.00	+169.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.26 LKR2,538.29	$8.52 GEL23.00	+3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LKR233.26	$0.84 GEL2.27	+10.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 LKR111.43	$0.47 GEL1.28	+30.6%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 0.6% less for groceries

	Colombo	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 LKR160.10	$0.73 GEL1.97	+39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.78 LKR2,083.94	$4.06 GEL10.96	-40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 LKR2,060.40	$7.59 GEL20.51	+13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 LKR600.76	$2.54 GEL6.87	+30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR629.94	$3.00 GEL8.10	+46.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.42 LKR1,051.88	$0.61 GEL1.64	-82.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 LKR152.38	$0.75 GEL2.03	+51.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.69 LKR826.88	$0.86 GEL2.33	-68.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR168.43	$1.04 GEL2.80	+89.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR157.17	$0.33 GEL0.88	-36.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 LKR177.69	$0.28 GEL0.77	-50.8%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 60.6% more for transportation

	Colombo	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	$4.30 GEL11.61	+4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.61 LKR2,030.64	$14.81 GEL40.00	+124.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,432.11 LKR8,122,543.83	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	-29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.04 LKR934.09	$7.41 GEL20.00	+143.7%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 89.9% more for housing

	Colombo	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.01 LKR4,306.40	$20.44 GEL55.19	+45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$360.90 LKR110,903.96	$721.32 GEL1,947.58	+99.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$177.21 LKR54,457.87	$464.88 GEL1,255.18	+162.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.78 LKR11,916.86	$58.67 GEL158.41	+51.3%
Average			+89.9%

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pay 8.2 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	$252.07 GEL680.59	+644.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$505.51 LKR155,343.65	$4,574.07 GEL12,350.00	+804.8%
Average			+724.5%

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pay 83.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 LKR710.72	$2.22 GEL6.00	-3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 LKR820.10	$3.02 GEL8.15	+13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.24 LKR3,147.49	$3.04 GEL8.20	-70.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.33 LKR4,097.53	$63.68 GEL171.94	+377.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.30 LKR1,015.32	$6.67 GEL18.00	+101.8%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.56 LKR8,162.73	$78.80 GEL212.75	+196.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.76 LKR5,457.33	$44.01 GEL118.81	+147.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 LKR20,653.71	$121.26 GEL327.41	+80.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.07 LKR11,700.33	$112.66 GEL304.19	+195.9%
Average			+155.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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