Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 55.7% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
₾31.34
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
₾20.89
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
₾2.35
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₾1.35
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
₾1.81
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
₾12.40
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
₾20.94
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
₾6.83
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
₾8.48
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₾1.56
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
₾2.18
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₾2.06
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
₾2.11
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
₾1.07
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
₾0.98
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 35.0% more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
₾14.59
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
₾41.78
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
₾62,677.10
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
₾20.89
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
Tbilisi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
₾54.37
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
₾2,639.45
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
₾1,718.74
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
₾143.79
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
₾622.02
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
₾14,024.31
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
₾5.22
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
₾7.58
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
₾8.25
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
₾152.66
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
₾17.76
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
₾259.72
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
₾144.92
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
₾339.90
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
₾427.39
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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