Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 25.1% more expensive than Makati.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Makati, you would:
pay 51.9% more for restaurants
Makati
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.61
₱270.62
|
$10.86
GEL30.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱255.30
|
$8.24
GEL23.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
₱54.61
|
$0.89
GEL2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
₱29.19
|
$0.43
GEL1.20
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
Makati
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
₱76.23
|
$0.70
GEL1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
₱165.95
|
$4.01
GEL11.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
₱421.84
|
$7.91
GEL22.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱115.68
|
$2.52
GEL7.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
₱96.12
|
$3.03
GEL8.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₱118.89
|
$0.61
GEL1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱47.63
|
$0.77
GEL2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱63.55
|
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱51.73
|
$0.76
GEL2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱80.44
|
$0.32
GEL0.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
₱86.47
|
$0.35
GEL0.99
|
|
pay 46.9% more for transportation
Makati
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
₱256.94
|
$4.42
GEL12.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.43
₱612.72
|
$14.98
GEL41.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,706.49
₱2,450,881.84
|
$25,468.16
GEL71,310.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱156.24
|
$7.49
GEL20.97
|
|
pay 0.7% less for housing
Makati
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.02
₱1,940.28
|
$19.04
GEL53.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.60
₱34,295.33
|
$754.68
GEL2,113.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.73
₱18,965.16
|
$502.72
GEL1,407.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.57
₱5,851.22
|
$53.92
GEL150.98
|
|
pay 20.9% less for childcare
Makati
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$247.15
₱14,523.74
|
$241.74
GEL676.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,268.11
₱544,640.41
|
$5,601.22
GEL15,683.42
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
Makati
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
₱102.12
|
$1.87
GEL5.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.54
|
$3.19
GEL8.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
₱147.05
|
$3.00
GEL8.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.00
₱3,114.66
|
$51.67
GEL144.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
₱408.48
|
$7.49
GEL20.97
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Makati
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.24
₱1,659.45
|
$76.50
GEL214.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.55
₱1,148.85
|
$49.25
GEL137.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.46
₱4,493.28
|
$122.59
GEL343.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.61
₱6,382.50
|
$134.83
GEL377.53
|
|
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