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Damascus vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 7.8% cheaper than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 26.5% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 63.4% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 32.5% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 71.6% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.9% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 32.9% less in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.5% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.11 GEL30.00	$8.00 SYP104,016	-28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.52 GEL23.00	$6.00 SYP78,012	-29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GEL2.27	$1.37 SYP17,769	+62.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 GEL1.28	$0.82 SYP10,683	+73.5%
Average			+19.5%

Tbilisi vs. Damascus - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.5% less for groceries

	Tbilisi	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.97	$0.50 SYP6,447	-31.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 GEL10.96	$1.61 SYP20,885	-60.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 GEL20.51	$3.76 SYP48,876	-50.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.87	$1.91 SYP24,801	-25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL8.10	$3.25 SYP42,227	+8.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.64	$0.45 SYP5,857	-25.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.03	$0.76 SYP9,879	+1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 GEL2.33	$0.49 SYP6,389	-43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 GEL2.80	$0.34 SYP4,423	-67.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.88	$0.32 SYP4,162	-2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 GEL0.77	$0.30 SYP3,890	+5.1%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 63.4% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.30 GEL11.61	$15.62 SYP203,114	+263.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.81 GEL40.00	$17.00 SYP221,034	+14.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 GEL20.00	$7.00 SYP91,014	-5.5%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 32.5% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 GEL55.19	$55.00 SYP715,110	+169.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.32 GEL1,947.58	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$464.88 GEL1,255.18	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-62.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.67 GEL158.41	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+89.0%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 71.6% less for childcare

	Tbilisi	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.07 GEL680.59	$49.17 SYP639,265	-80.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,574.07 GEL12,350.00	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-62.7%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 GEL6.00	$1.60 SYP20,803	-28.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 GEL8.15	$1.93 SYP25,137	-36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 GEL8.20	$3.00 SYP39,006	-1.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.68 GEL171.94	$16.25 SYP211,282	-74.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 GEL18.00	$3.00 SYP39,006	-55.0%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 32.9% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.80 GEL212.75	$44.25 SYP575,338	-43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.01 GEL118.81	$41.25 SYP536,332	-6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.26 GEL327.41	$57.50 SYP747,615	-52.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.66 GEL304.19	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	-29.0%
Average			-32.9%

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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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