Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 39.7% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 75.2% more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$11.74
GEL31.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$4.65
GEL12.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$7.85
GEL20.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$2.56
GEL6.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$3.18
GEL8.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$5.47
GEL14.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$15.66
GEL41.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$23,483.37
GEL62,818.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
pay 87.7% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$20.37
GEL54.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$988.93
GEL2,645.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$643.97
GEL1,722.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$53.87
GEL144.11
|
|
pay 3.3% less for childcare
Ecuador
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$233.05
GEL623.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$5,254.52
GEL14,055.84
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$2.84
GEL7.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$3.09
GEL8.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$57.20
GEL153.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$6.65
GEL17.80
|
|
pay 63.7% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$97.31
GEL260.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$54.30
GEL145.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$127.35
GEL340.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$160.13
GEL428.35
|
|
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