Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 56.2% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
$11.74
GEL31.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
$4.65
GEL12.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
$7.85
GEL20.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
$2.56
GEL6.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
$3.18
GEL8.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
$5.47
GEL14.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
$15.66
GEL41.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
$23,483.37
GEL62,818.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
pay 47.6% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
$20.37
GEL54.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
$988.93
GEL2,645.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
$643.97
GEL1,722.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
$53.87
GEL144.11
|
|
pay 1.2% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
$233.05
GEL623.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
$5,254.52
GEL14,055.84
|
|
pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
$2.84
GEL7.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
$3.09
GEL8.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
$57.20
GEL153.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
$6.65
GEL17.80
|
|
pay 85.9% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
$97.31
GEL260.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
$54.30
GEL145.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
$127.35
GEL340.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
$160.13
GEL428.35
|
|
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