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Tbilisi vs. Havana Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 44.0% more expensive than Havana.

Restaurants: pay 25.4% more in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 24.2% less in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 26.9% less in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 68.6% more in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 39.4% more in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 61.5% more in Tbilisi

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

Tbilisi vs. Havana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.4% more for restaurants

	Havana	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$11.11 GEL30.00	+152.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$8.52 GEL23.00	+70.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$0.84 GEL2.27	-59.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$0.47 GEL1.28	-62.1%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

	Havana	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	$0.73 GEL1.97	-40.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$4.06 GEL10.96	+40.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$7.59 GEL20.51	-28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$2.54 GEL6.87	-38.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$3.00 GEL8.10	+20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$0.61 GEL1.64	-73.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$0.75 GEL2.03	+27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$0.86 GEL2.33	-36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$1.04 GEL2.80	+4.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$0.33 GEL0.88	-65.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$0.28 GEL0.77	-75.7%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 26.9% less for transportation

	Havana	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$4.30 GEL11.61	-9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$14.81 GEL40.00	-40.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	-69.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	$7.41 GEL20.00	+12.2%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 68.6% more for housing

	Havana	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$20.44 GEL55.19	-72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$721.32 GEL1,947.58	+187.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$464.88 GEL1,255.18	+44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$58.67 GEL158.41	+116.1%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 39.4% more for childcare

	Havana	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$252.07 GEL680.59	+125.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	$4,574.07 GEL12,350.00	-46.2%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Havana	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$2.22 GEL6.00	+11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$3.02 GEL8.15	+198.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$3.04 GEL8.20	-24.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$63.68 GEL171.94	+68.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$6.67 GEL18.00	+566.7%
Average			+164.3%

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pay 61.5% more for clothing

	Havana	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$78.80 GEL212.75	+126.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	$44.01 GEL118.81	+16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$121.26 GEL327.41	+61.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$112.66 GEL304.19	+40.8%
Average			+61.5%

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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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