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Tbilisi vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 30.3% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% more in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 15.0% less in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 45.3% less in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 23.0% more in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 24.8% less in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% more in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Tbilisi

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Tbilisi are more expensive than in Harare. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Tbilisi. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Tbilisi.

Tbilisi vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.4% more for restaurants

	Harare	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$11.11 GEL30.00	+11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$8.52 GEL23.00	+42.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$0.84 GEL2.27	+21.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.47 GEL1.28	+3.5%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 15.0% less for groceries

	Harare	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$0.73 GEL1.97	-27.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$4.06 GEL10.96	-29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$7.59 GEL20.51	+24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$2.54 GEL6.87	+21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$3.00 GEL8.10	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$0.61 GEL1.64	-54.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.75 GEL2.03	+1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.86 GEL2.33	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$1.04 GEL2.80	+37.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.33 GEL0.88	-54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.28 GEL0.77	-70.6%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 45.3% less for transportation

	Harare	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$4.30 GEL11.61	-27.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$14.81 GEL40.00	-73.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	-15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$7.41 GEL20.00	-64.7%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 23.0% more for housing

	Harare	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$20.44 GEL55.19	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$721.32 GEL1,947.58	+79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$464.88 GEL1,255.18	+63.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$58.67 GEL158.41	+27.9%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 24.8% less for childcare

	Harare	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$252.07 GEL680.59	-1.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$4,574.07 GEL12,350.00	-48.1%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$2.22 GEL6.00	+48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$3.02 GEL8.15	+3.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$3.04 GEL8.20	+153.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$63.68 GEL171.94	+15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$6.67 GEL18.00	-33.3%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Harare	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$78.80 GEL212.75	+316.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$44.01 GEL118.81	+104.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$121.26 GEL327.41	+258.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$112.66 GEL304.19	+190.0%
Average			+217.4%

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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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