Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 7.9% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$10.86
GEL29.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$8.24
GEL22.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA875
|
$0.89
GEL2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA809
|
$0.43
GEL1.18
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$0.70
GEL1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
$4.01
GEL11.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
$7.91
GEL21.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$2.52
GEL6.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
$3.03
GEL8.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$0.61
GEL1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.77
GEL2.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
$0.74
GEL2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$0.76
GEL2.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
$4.42
GEL12.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
$14.98
GEL41.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
$25,468.16
GEL70,037.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
Dakar
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
$19.04
GEL52.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
$754.68
GEL2,075.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
$502.72
GEL1,382.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
$53.92
GEL148.28
|
|
pay 21.1% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
$241.74
GEL664.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
$5,601.22
GEL15,403.36
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
$1.87
GEL5.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
$3.19
GEL8.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
$3.00
GEL8.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
$51.67
GEL142.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
|
pay 48.8% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
$76.50
GEL210.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
$49.25
GEL135.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
$122.59
GEL337.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
$134.83
GEL370.79
|
|
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