Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 12.6% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 52.7% more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Tbilisi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$11.74
GEL31.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$7.83
GEL21.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.88
GEL2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.51
GEL1.36
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$4.65
GEL12.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$7.85
GEL21.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$2.56
GEL6.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$3.18
GEL8.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$0.58
GEL1.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.82
GEL2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.77
GEL2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.40
GEL1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$5.47
GEL14.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$15.66
GEL42.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,999.230
|
$23,483.37
GEL63,052.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$7.83
GEL21.02
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
Muscat
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
$20.37
GEL54.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.810
|
$988.93
GEL2,655.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.890
|
$643.97
GEL1,729.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
$53.87
GEL144.65
|
|
pay 0.1% more for childcare
Muscat
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.100
|
$233.05
GEL625.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.810
|
$5,254.52
GEL14,108.38
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.96
GEL5.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$2.84
GEL7.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$3.09
GEL8.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
$57.20
GEL153.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$6.65
GEL17.86
|
|
pay 64.4% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
$97.31
GEL261.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
$54.30
GEL145.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
$127.35
GEL341.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
$160.13
GEL429.95
|
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