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Tbilisi vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 6.1% cheaper than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 17.0% more in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 29.0% less in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 13.4% less in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 6.6% less in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% less in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 6.8% more in Tbilisi

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Tbilisi are more expensive than in Guatemala City. Expenses including groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Tbilisi.

Tbilisi vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 17.0% more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.86	$11.11 GEL30.00	+113.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.32	$8.52 GEL23.00	+34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.13	$0.84 GEL2.27	-29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.24	$0.47 GEL1.28	-50.0%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 29.0% less for groceries

	Guatemala City	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.75	$0.73 GEL1.97	-76.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 GTQ30.01	$4.06 GEL10.96	+3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 GTQ60.79	$7.59 GEL20.51	-4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 GTQ19.50	$2.54 GEL6.87	-0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.18	$3.00 GEL8.10	-21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.48	$0.61 GEL1.64	-65.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.80	$0.75 GEL2.03	-0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.75	$0.86 GEL2.33	-38.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 GTQ6.57	$1.04 GEL2.80	+20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.98	$0.33 GEL0.88	-58.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 GTQ9.20	$0.28 GEL0.77	-76.4%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Guatemala City	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.08	$4.30 GEL11.61	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ103.97	$14.81 GEL40.00	+8.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,565.40 GTQ149,458.53	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83 GTQ105.62	$7.41 GEL20.00	-46.4%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 13.4% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.51 GTQ355.27	$20.44 GEL55.19	-56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.66 GTQ5,696.00	$721.32 GEL1,947.58	-3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.61 GTQ3,228.30	$464.88 GEL1,255.18	+10.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.38 GTQ468.89	$58.67 GEL158.41	-4.4%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 6.6% less for childcare

	Guatemala City	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.87 GTQ1,763.61	$252.07 GEL680.59	+9.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,887.88 GTQ44,977.05	$4,574.07 GEL12,350.00	-22.3%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 GTQ24.91	$2.22 GEL6.00	-31.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.31	$3.02 GEL8.15	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.04 GTQ30.89	$3.04 GEL8.20	-24.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 GTQ371.43	$63.68 GEL171.94	+31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 GTQ54.80	$6.67 GEL18.00	-7.1%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

	Guatemala City	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.42 GTQ392.83	$78.80 GEL212.75	+53.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.26 GTQ406.86	$44.01 GEL118.81	-17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.72 GTQ937.44	$121.26 GEL327.41	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.74 GTQ929.96	$112.66 GEL304.19	-7.5%
Average			+6.8%

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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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