Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 28.1% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$11.74
GEL31.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$4.65
GEL12.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$7.85
GEL20.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$2.56
GEL6.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$3.18
GEL8.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$5.47
GEL14.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$15.66
GEL41.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$23,483.37
GEL62,818.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Iceland
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$20.37
GEL54.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$988.93
GEL2,645.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$643.97
GEL1,722.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$53.87
GEL144.11
|
|
pay 40.5% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$233.05
GEL623.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$5,254.52
GEL14,055.84
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$2.84
GEL7.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$3.09
GEL8.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$57.20
GEL153.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$6.65
GEL17.80
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$97.31
GEL260.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$54.30
GEL145.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$127.35
GEL340.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$160.13
GEL428.35
|
|
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