Cost of living comparison
Manila is 7.4% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Manila instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
GEL31.53
|
$4.59
₱263.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
GEL21.02
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.36
|
$1.03
₱59.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GEL1.36
|
$0.46
₱26.39
|
|
pay 41.7% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
GEL12.47
|
$3.43
₱197.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
GEL21.06
|
$6.66
₱383.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
GEL6.87
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GEL8.53
|
$2.10
₱121.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
GEL1.57
|
$1.31
₱75.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
GEL2.19
|
$0.69
₱39.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.07
|
$1.39
₱79.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
$0.66
₱38.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
GEL1.08
|
$0.88
₱50.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
$1.00
₱57.31
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
GEL14.68
|
$5.45
₱313.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
GEL42.04
|
$12.48
₱717.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
GEL63,052.84
|
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
GEL21.02
|
$2.76
₱158.89
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
GEL54.69
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
GEL2,655.27
|
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
GEL1,729.05
|
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
GEL144.65
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
GEL625.75
|
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
GEL14,108.38
|
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
GEL5.25
|
$1.43
₱82.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
GEL7.63
|
$3.13
₱179.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
GEL8.30
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
GEL153.57
|
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
GEL17.86
|
$6.24
₱358.95
|
|
pay 51.1% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
GEL261.28
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
GEL145.79
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
GEL341.93
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
GEL429.95
|
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
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