Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 2.8 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT249.79
|
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT574.53
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.45
|
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.98
|
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 48.4% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.14
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT501.11
|
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT359.11
|
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.07
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.25
|
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.35
|
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.01
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT124.93
|
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.48
|
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.31
|
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.22
|
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT487.78
|
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,172.12
|
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,497,111.46
|
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT549.55
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,585.46
|
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,714.46
|
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,528.26
|
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,626.89
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,132.87
|
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT160,534.07
|
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
|
pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT256.71
|
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT319.74
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,044.98
|
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,850.47
|
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,037.71
|
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,737.43
|
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,159.06
|
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
|
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