Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Finland

Helsinki vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Helsinki is 70.2% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 79.5% more in Helsinki
Groceries: pay 49.9% more in Helsinki
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Helsinki
Housing: pay 79.3% more in Helsinki
Childcare: pay 22.9% more in Helsinki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.7% more in Helsinki
Clothing: pay 0.9% more in Helsinki

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and childcare in Helsinki are more expensive than in Tbilisi. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Helsinki.

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Helsinki vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.5% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.26 GEL29.17	$17.92 €15.95	+59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 GEL25.15	$13.44 €11.96	+38.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 GEL2.75	$3.45 €3.07	+225.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 GEL1.58	$2.59 €2.30	+323.5%
Average			+79.5%

Tbilisi vs. Helsinki - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.9% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Helsinki
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 GEL2.00	$2.76 €2.45	+257.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 GEL12.03	$4.96 €4.41	+6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.32 GEL21.55	$5.08 €4.52	-38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 GEL7.20	$3.93 €3.50	+41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL7.77	$6.02 €5.36	+100.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL1.95	$1.26 €1.12	+66.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 GEL2.14	$0.99 €0.88	+19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.29	$1.12 €1.00	+26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 GEL2.90	$1.77 €1.58	+57.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 GEL1.01	$0.55 €0.49	+42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.84	$0.74 €0.66	+128.7%
Average			+49.9%

Tbilisi vs. Helsinki - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 GEL14.11	$8.89 €7.91	+63.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 GEL40.23	$81.74 €72.75	+426.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	$36,622.07 €32,594.96	+47.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.38 GEL19.11	$26.34 €23.44	+256.9%
Average			+129.5%

Tbilisi vs. Helsinki - Cost of transportation

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pay 79.3% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Helsinki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.57 GEL50.67	$24.77 €22.05	+26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	$1,207.26 €1,074.51	+77.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	$904.00 €804.59	+99.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.60 GEL175.09	$104.89 €93.35	+55.1%
Average			+79.3%

Tbilisi vs. Helsinki - Cost of housing

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pay 22.9% more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.95 GEL968.53	$476.51 €424.11	+27.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	$12,685.20 €11,290.29	+18.5%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 GEL7.04	$10.08 €8.97	+270.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 GEL9.13	$5.23 €4.65	+48.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 GEL9.05	$14.00 €12.46	+300.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.38 GEL166.76	$46.96 €41.80	-27.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 GEL17.60	$18.48 €16.44	+171.9%
Average			+91.7%

Tbilisi vs. Helsinki - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.9% more for clothing

	Tbilisi	Helsinki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.88 GEL269.06	$92.46 €82.29	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.29 GEL104.34	$43.55 €38.76	+8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 GEL302.52	$104.85 €93.32	-10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.27 GEL321.86	$149.45 €133.01	+20.3%
Average			+0.9%

Tbilisi vs. Helsinki - Cost of clothing

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