Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 26.8% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 56.6% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
|
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