Cost of living comparison

Fiji

compared to

Georgia

Tbilisi vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 10.9% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% more in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 14.3% less in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 2.8% less in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 12.3% more in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 15.3% more in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% more in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 81.2% more in Tbilisi

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

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Tbilisi vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.0% more for restaurants

	Suva	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.78 FJD13.10	$11.26 GEL29.17	+95.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.55 FJD17.13	$9.71 GEL25.15	+28.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 FJD3.49	$1.06 GEL2.75	-31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 FJD1.73	$0.61 GEL1.58	-20.0%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 14.3% less for groceries

	Suva	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 FJD1.25	$0.77 GEL2.00	+40.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 FJD11.60	$4.64 GEL12.03	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 FJD11.17	$8.32 GEL21.55	+69.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 FJD7.52	$2.78 GEL7.20	-16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 FJD6.40	$3.00 GEL7.77	+6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.55	$0.75 GEL1.95	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.56	$0.83 GEL2.14	-26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 FJD3.56	$0.88 GEL2.29	-43.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 FJD3.29	$1.12 GEL2.90	-22.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 FJD1.29	$0.39 GEL1.01	-31.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 FJD1.11	$0.32 GEL0.84	-34.2%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 2.8% less for transportation

	Suva	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 FJD12.16	$5.45 GEL14.11	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.21 FJD50.37	$15.53 GEL40.23	-30.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	+1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.44 FJD10.07	$7.38 GEL19.11	+66.1%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 12.3% more for housing

	Suva	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.99 FJD54.40	$19.57 GEL50.67	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.02 FJD2,006.91	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	-23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.66 FJD738.49	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	+39.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.77 FJD78.84	$67.60 GEL175.09	+94.4%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 15.3% more for childcare

	Suva	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.59 FJD513.82	$373.95 GEL968.53	+65.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	-19.5%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 FJD8.06	$2.72 GEL7.04	-23.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 FJD6.65	$3.53 GEL9.13	+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.77 FJD22.16	$3.50 GEL9.05	-64.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.16 FJD82.00	$64.38 GEL166.76	+78.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.33 FJD7.56	$6.80 GEL17.60	+104.0%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 81.2% more for clothing

	Suva	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.32 FJD75.56	$103.88 GEL269.06	+211.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 FJD90.67	$40.29 GEL104.34	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 FJD156.97	$116.80 GEL302.52	+68.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.13 FJD138.63	$124.27 GEL321.86	+103.3%
Average			+81.2%

Suva vs. Tbilisi - Cost of clothing

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