Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 24.3% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 86.4% more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
GEL31.35
|
$11.06
RON51.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
GEL20.90
|
$5.97
RON27.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
$1.88
RON8.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
$1.83
RON8.45
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
GEL12.40
|
$4.39
RON20.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
GEL20.95
|
$6.94
RON32.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
GEL6.83
|
$3.23
RON14.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GEL8.48
|
$2.90
RON13.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
$0.53
RON2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
$0.74
RON3.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
$0.71
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GEL2.11
|
$0.97
RON4.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
$0.42
RON1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
$0.44
RON2.02
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
GEL14.60
|
$6.01
RON27.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
GEL41.80
|
$17.69
RON81.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
GEL62,700.59
|
$24,329.82
RON112,423.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
GEL20.90
|
$5.96
RON27.55
|
|
pay 11.2% less for housing
Tbilisi
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
GEL54.39
|
$9.46
RON43.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
GEL2,640.44
|
$509.31
RON2,353.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
GEL1,719.39
|
$357.17
RON1,650.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
GEL143.84
|
$108.55
RON501.58
|
|
pay 96.5% more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
GEL622.26
|
$508.58
RON2,350.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
GEL14,029.56
|
$9,180.57
RON42,421.58
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
$2.47
RON11.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
GEL7.59
|
$2.90
RON13.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
GEL8.26
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
GEL152.71
|
$47.02
RON217.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
GEL17.77
|
$7.74
RON35.77
|
|
pay 31.6% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
GEL259.82
|
$72.25
RON333.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
GEL144.98
|
$42.02
RON194.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
GEL340.02
|
$77.44
RON357.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
GEL427.55
|
$97.82
RON452.02
|
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