Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Georgia

Tbilisi vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 0.9% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% less in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 11.9% less in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 14.9% less in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 8.2% more in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 8.1% less in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% more in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 67.4% more in Tbilisi

The cost of clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Tbilisi are more expensive than in Santiago. Expenses including transportation, groceries, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Tbilisi.

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Tbilisi vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 CLF0.2600	$11.26 GEL29.17	+10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 CLF0.2200	$9.71 GEL25.15	+11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CLF0.0400	$1.06 GEL2.75	-37.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CLF0.0300	$0.61 GEL1.58	-51.0%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 11.9% less for groceries

	Santiago	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 CLF0.0500	$0.77 GEL2.00	-57.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CLF0.1400	$4.64 GEL12.03	-17.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.81 CLF0.1200	$8.32 GEL21.55	+73.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18 CLF0.1000	$2.78 GEL7.20	-33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 CLF0.0800	$3.00 GEL7.77	-3.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CLF0.0200	$0.75 GEL1.95	-16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.83 GEL2.14	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.88 GEL2.29	+19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$1.12 GEL2.90	+43.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CLF0.0100	$0.39 GEL1.01	-21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.32 GEL0.84	-52.3%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 14.9% less for transportation

	Santiago	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 CLF0.1400	$5.45 GEL14.11	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.93 CLF1.0200	$15.53 GEL40.23	-62.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	+39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.37 CLF0.1800	$7.38 GEL19.11	+0.2%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 8.2% more for housing

	Santiago	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.07 CLF0.4800	$19.57 GEL50.67	+2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.81 CLF13.8200	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	+22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.90 CLF9.4200	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	+20.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.86 CLF2.8500	$67.60 GEL175.09	-40.6%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 8.1% less for childcare

	Santiago	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$432.52 CLF10.8100	$373.95 GEL968.53	-13.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	-2.3%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 CLF0.1000	$2.72 GEL7.04	-33.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 CLF0.0800	$3.53 GEL9.13	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.22 CLF0.1300	$3.50 GEL9.05	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 CLF0.8500	$64.38 GEL166.76	+89.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 CLF0.1900	$6.80 GEL17.60	-9.6%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 67.4% more for clothing

	Santiago	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 CLF1.2600	$103.88 GEL269.06	+106.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 CLF0.7200	$40.29 GEL104.34	+40.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.29 CLF1.6600	$116.80 GEL302.52	+76.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.84 CLF2.0200	$124.27 GEL321.86	+53.7%
Average			+67.4%

Santiago vs. Tbilisi - Cost of clothing

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