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Ljubljana vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 57.3% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% more in Ljubljana
Groceries: pay 42.7% more in Ljubljana
Transportation: pay 54.3% more in Ljubljana
Housing: pay 96.7% more in Ljubljana
Childcare: pay 50.8% more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% more in Ljubljana
Clothing: pay 6.7% more in Ljubljana

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

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Ljubljana vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.5% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.26 GEL29.17	$15.68 €13.99	+39.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 GEL25.15	$11.20 €9.99	+15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 GEL2.75	$3.13 €2.79	+194.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 GEL1.58	$1.93 €1.73	+216.5%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Ljubljana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 GEL2.00	$2.23 €1.99	+188.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 GEL12.03	$7.39 €6.59	+59.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.32 GEL21.55	$5.07 €4.52	-39.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 GEL7.20	$4.00 €3.57	+44.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL7.77	$4.53 €4.04	+51.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL1.95	$1.02 €0.91	+34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 GEL2.14	$0.77 €0.69	-6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.29	$1.04 €0.93	+17.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 GEL2.90	$1.60 €1.43	+42.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 GEL1.01	$0.67 €0.60	+73.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.84	$0.72 €0.64	+123.3%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 54.3% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 GEL14.11	$6.98 €6.23	+28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 GEL40.23	$41.43 €36.98	+166.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	$29,278.85 €26,132.48	+18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.38 GEL19.11	$12.40 €11.06	+68.0%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 96.7% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Ljubljana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.57 GEL50.67	$41.59 €37.12	+112.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	$1,099.38 €981.24	+61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	$890.88 €795.14	+96.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.60 GEL175.09	$217.88 €194.46	+222.3%
Average			+96.7%

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pay 50.8% more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.95 GEL968.53	$653.09 €582.90	+74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	$13,934.49 €12,437.06	+30.2%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 GEL7.04	$3.92 €3.50	+44.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 GEL9.13	$2.92 €2.60	-17.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 GEL9.05	$6.16 €5.50	+76.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.38 GEL166.76	$53.95 €48.15	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 GEL17.60	$10.64 €9.49	+56.5%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 6.7% more for clothing

	Tbilisi	Ljubljana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.88 GEL269.06	$114.84 €102.49	+10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.29 GEL104.34	$43.67 €38.98	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 GEL302.52	$108.95 €97.24	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.27 GEL321.86	$143.98 €128.51	+15.9%
Average			+6.7%

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