Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 31.4% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Lima, you would:
pay 56.0% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$11.74
GEL31.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$7.83
GEL21.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$0.88
GEL2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$0.51
GEL1.36
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$4.65
GEL12.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$7.85
GEL21.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$2.56
GEL6.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$3.18
GEL8.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$0.58
GEL1.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.82
GEL2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.77
GEL2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.40
GEL1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
|
pay 12.0% less for transportation
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$5.47
GEL14.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$15.66
GEL42.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$23,483.37
GEL63,052.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$7.83
GEL21.02
|
|
pay 40.1% more for housing
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$20.37
GEL54.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$988.93
GEL2,655.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$643.97
GEL1,729.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$53.87
GEL144.65
|
|
pay 4.6% more for childcare
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$233.05
GEL625.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$5,254.52
GEL14,108.38
|
|
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$1.96
GEL5.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$2.84
GEL7.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$3.09
GEL8.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$57.20
GEL153.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$6.65
GEL17.86
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$97.31
GEL261.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$54.30
GEL145.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$127.35
GEL341.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$160.13
GEL429.95
|
|
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