Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 20.1% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Riga, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Tbilisi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€11.05
|
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
Riga
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.07
|
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.93
|
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Riga
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.37
|
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.55
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
Riga
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€500.92
|
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€337.59
|
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
|
pay 54.4% less for childcare
Riga
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€457.56
|
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.49
|
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
Riga
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€114.35
|
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
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