Cost of living comparison

Kenya

compared to

Georgia

Tbilisi vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 30.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 58.9% more in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 15.4% more in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 27.8% less in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 65.5% more in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 14.3% more in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% more in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Tbilisi

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Tbilisi are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Tbilisi.

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Tbilisi vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 58.9% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 KES800.43	$11.26 GEL29.23	+82.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 KES850.46	$9.71 GEL25.19	+48.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KES83.62	$1.06 GEL2.75	+64.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 KES76.71	$0.61 GEL1.59	+3.5%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 15.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES71.30	$0.77 GEL2.00	+40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 KES691.76	$4.64 GEL12.05	-12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32 KES430.82	$8.32 GEL21.60	+151.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 KES224.35	$2.78 GEL7.22	+61.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 KES376.50	$3.00 GEL7.78	+3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 KES197.76	$0.75 GEL1.96	-50.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.17	$0.83 GEL2.14	+69.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 KES118.28	$0.88 GEL2.30	-2.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 KES66.06	$1.12 GEL2.91	+120.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES64.02	$0.39 GEL1.01	-21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.32 GEL0.84	-33.6%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 27.8% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.96 KES775.00	$5.45 GEL14.14	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.20 KES6,003.23	$15.53 GEL40.31	-66.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,558.36 KES3M	$24,788.83 GEL64,327.03	+15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.86 KES1,800.97	$7.38 GEL19.15	-46.8%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 65.5% more for housing

	Nairobi	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.94 KES4,540.91	$19.57 GEL50.77	-44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.43 KES57,884.12	$679.48 GEL1,763.25	+52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$216.55 KES28,140.16	$452.81 GEL1,175.04	+109.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.75 KES5,555.61	$67.60 GEL175.43	+58.1%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 14.3% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.58 KES32,303.11	$373.95 GEL970.40	+50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,318.78 KES2M	$10,702.37 GEL27,772.64	-13.1%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES300.16	$2.72 GEL7.05	+17.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 KES343.52	$3.53 GEL9.15	+33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.54 KES460.25	$3.50 GEL9.07	-1.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.37 KES6,545.19	$64.38 GEL167.08	+27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.70 KES1,000.54	$6.80 GEL17.64	-11.7%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.10 KES3,651.97	$103.88 GEL269.58	+269.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.04 KES3,774.21	$40.29 GEL104.54	+38.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.92 KES9,086.71	$116.80 GEL303.11	+67.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.58 KES7,612.76	$124.27 GEL322.49	+112.1%
Average			+106.5%

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