Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 39.7% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.82
|
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.03
|
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.96
|
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.54
|
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.77
|
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.58
|
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.04
|
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.35
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.79
|
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.20
|
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.14
|
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.48
|
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪227.63
|
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.04
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 44.3% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.33
|
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.93
|
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪308.91
|
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.53
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
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