Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.1 times more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.87
|
$23.96
£18.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.66
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.44
|
$2.15
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.18
|
$1.72
£1.35
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.94
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL11.02
|
$3.06
£2.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.75
|
$5.87
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.94
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.34
|
$3.48
£2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.68
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.12
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.05
|
$1.00
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.09
|
$1.67
£1.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$0.51
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 97.0% more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL12.16
|
$7.63
£6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL41.20
|
$40.36
£31.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL70,037.45
|
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
$16.65
£13.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL52.37
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,075.37
|
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,382.47
|
$938.03
£738.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL148.28
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL664.79
|
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL15,403.36
|
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.15
|
$4.79
£3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.78
|
$4.18
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.24
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL142.08
|
$43.72
£34.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
$11.35
£8.93
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL210.36
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL135.44
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL337.11
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL370.79
|
$68.53
£53.94
|
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