Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 55.8% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 44.1% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Tbilisi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH322.64
|
$11.74
GEL31.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH164.01
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.62
|
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.54
|
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
|
pay 42.7% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.60
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH158.33
|
$4.65
GEL12.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH154.29
|
$7.85
GEL20.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH79.78
|
$2.56
GEL6.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.69
|
$3.18
GEL8.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.80
|
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.45
|
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.88
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.86
|
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.61
|
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.37
|
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
|
pay 42.8% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH217.61
|
$5.47
GEL14.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH376.41
|
$15.66
GEL41.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH914,143.33
|
$23,483.37
GEL62,818.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH150.56
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH199.17
|
$20.37
GEL54.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH17,982.37
|
$988.93
GEL2,645.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,902.50
|
$643.97
GEL1,722.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,959.02
|
$53.87
GEL144.11
|
|
pay 15.7% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,360.56
|
$233.05
GEL623.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH221,135.53
|
$5,254.52
GEL14,055.84
|
|
pay 83.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH43.02
|
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.37
|
$2.84
GEL7.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.66
|
$3.09
GEL8.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,058.59
|
$57.20
GEL153.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH161.32
|
$6.65
GEL17.80
|
|
pay 61.0% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,598.11
|
$97.31
GEL260.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,336.62
|
$54.30
GEL145.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,084.59
|
$127.35
GEL340.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,679.78
|
$160.13
GEL428.35
|
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