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Tbilisi vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 36.9% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 18.0% less in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 34.0% less in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 8.7% less in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% more in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Tbilisi

The cost of childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Tbilisi are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, and housing are lower in Tbilisi. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Tbilisi.

Tbilisi vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tbilisi instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 18.0% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.11 GEL30.00	+50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$8.52 GEL23.00	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.84 GEL2.27	-54.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.47 GEL1.28	-69.9%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	St. George's	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$0.73 GEL1.97	-56.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$4.06 GEL10.96	-18.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$7.59 GEL20.51	-48.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.54 GEL6.87	-37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$3.00 GEL8.10	+15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$0.61 GEL1.64	-49.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.75 GEL2.03	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.86 GEL2.33	+9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$1.04 GEL2.80	-22.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.33 GEL0.88	-53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.28 GEL0.77	-59.7%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 34.0% less for transportation

	St. George's	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$4.30 GEL11.61	-16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$14.81 GEL40.00	-60.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	-25.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.41 GEL20.00
Average			-34.0%

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pay 8.7% less for housing

	St. George's	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$20.44 GEL55.19	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$721.32 GEL1,947.58	+24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$464.88 GEL1,255.18	+60.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$58.67 GEL158.41	-63.2%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$252.07 GEL680.59	+354.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$4,574.07 GEL12,350.00	+96.2%
Average			+225.2%

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pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.22 GEL6.00	+9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$3.02 GEL8.15	-32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.04 GEL8.20	+64.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$63.68 GEL171.94	+72.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.67 GEL18.00	-39.9%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	St. George's	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$78.80 GEL212.75	+204.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$44.01 GEL118.81	-0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$121.26 GEL327.41	+185.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$112.66 GEL304.19	+48.5%
Average			+109.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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