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Tbilisi vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 42.5% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 1.3% more in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 36.7% more in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 39.8% more in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 8.6% less in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.3% more in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 41.3% more in Tbilisi

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, transportation, and groceries in Tbilisi are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Tbilisi.

Tbilisi vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$11.11 GEL30.00	+272.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.46 IDR57,634.90	$8.52 GEL23.00	+146.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR9,573.97	$0.84 GEL2.27	+46.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	$0.47 GEL1.28	+86.9%
Average			+137.9%

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pay 1.3% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	$0.73 GEL1.97	-35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR58,243.78	$4.06 GEL10.96	+16.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 IDR83,409.04	$7.59 GEL20.51	+51.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IDR29,374.29	$2.54 GEL6.87	+44.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 IDR24,538.16	$3.00 GEL8.10	+103.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR21,880.37	$0.61 GEL1.64	-53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,672.23	$0.75 GEL2.03	+7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 IDR17,772.70	$0.86 GEL2.33	-19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 IDR12,908.27	$1.04 GEL2.80	+34.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 IDR13,225.05	$0.33 GEL0.88	-58.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	$0.28 GEL0.77	-75.4%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 36.7% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR48,985.95	$4.30 GEL11.61	+46.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 IDR203,709.57	$14.81 GEL40.00	+21.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	-38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.40 IDR56,641.20	$7.41 GEL20.00	+117.7%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 39.8% more for housing

	Jakarta	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR412,330.33	$20.44 GEL55.19	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$388.73 IDR6,471,505.21	$721.32 GEL1,947.58	+85.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.77 IDR3,691,997.06	$464.88 GEL1,255.18	+109.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.98 IDR1,198,353.53	$58.67 GEL158.41	-18.5%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 8.6% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.57 IDR2,972,834.77	$252.07 GEL680.59	+41.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.72 IDR183,421,420.78	$4,574.07 GEL12,350.00	-58.5%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 49.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$2.22 GEL6.00	-17.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 IDR34,934.95	$3.02 GEL8.15	+43.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$3.04 GEL8.20	+1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.43 IDR456,690.35	$63.68 GEL171.94	+132.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$6.67 GEL18.00	+86.1%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 41.3% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.59 IDR892,076.23	$78.80 GEL212.75	+47.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	$44.01 GEL118.81	+34.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.63 IDR1,309,015.52	$121.26 GEL327.41	+54.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.07 IDR1,449,513.48	$112.66 GEL304.19	+29.4%
Average			+41.3%

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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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