Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Georgia

Tbilisi vs. Sarande Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 12.6% cheaper than Sarande.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% less in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 19.4% less in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 38.2% less in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 3.4% less in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 29.5% more in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% less in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 6.8% more in Tbilisi

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

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Tbilisi vs. Sarande Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.6% less for restaurants

	Sarande	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$11.26 GEL29.17	+15.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$9.71 GEL25.15	-11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$1.06 GEL2.75	-55.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 ALL93	$0.61 GEL1.58	-46.6%
Average			-11.6%

Sarande vs. Tbilisi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.4% less for groceries

	Sarande	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$0.77 GEL2.00	-34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$4.64 GEL12.03	-28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$8.32 GEL21.55	-1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$2.78 GEL7.20	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$3.00 GEL7.77	-27.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$0.75 GEL1.95	-15.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.83 GEL2.14	-26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL75	$0.88 GEL2.29	-4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$1.12 GEL2.90	+33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.39 GEL1.01	-16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.32 GEL0.84	-44.1%
Average			-19.4%

Sarande vs. Tbilisi - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.2% less for transportation

	Sarande	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.32 ALL676	$5.45 GEL14.11	-34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 ALL1,819	$15.53 GEL40.23	-30.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	-26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	$7.38 GEL19.11	-77.6%
Average			-38.2%

Sarande vs. Tbilisi - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4% less for housing

	Sarande	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$19.57 GEL50.67	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$848.28 ALL68,894	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.02 ALL30,864	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	+19.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$67.60 GEL175.09	-9.8%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 29.5% more for childcare

	Sarande	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.78 ALL24,347	$373.95 GEL968.53	+24.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,964.27 ALL647K	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	+34.4%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sarande	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$2.72 GEL7.04	-23.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 ALL178	$3.53 GEL9.13	+61.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	$3.50 GEL9.05	-26.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.90 ALL7,220	$64.38 GEL166.76	-27.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$6.80 GEL17.60	-30.4%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

	Sarande	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$103.88 GEL269.06	+48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	$40.29 GEL104.34	-15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$116.80 GEL302.52	-4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	$124.27 GEL321.86	+7.8%
Average			+6.8%

Sarande vs. Tbilisi - Cost of clothing

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