Cost of living comparison

Georgia

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Italy

Milan vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Milan is 2.0 times more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 93.6% more in Milan
Groceries: pay 97.0% more in Milan
Transportation: pay 89.9% more in Milan
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Milan
Childcare: pay 99.5% more in Milan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in Milan
Clothing: pay 12.7% more in Milan

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

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Milan vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.6% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Milan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.26 GEL29.17	$22.39 €19.93	+98.8%
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	$3.72 €3.31	+250.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 GEL1.58	$1.88 €1.67	+207.1%
Average			+93.6%

Tbilisi vs. Milan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 97.0% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Milan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 GEL2.00	$3.24 €2.89	+320.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 GEL12.03	$11.46 €10.20	+146.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.32 GEL21.55	$6.59 €5.87	-20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 GEL7.20	$4.95 €4.40	+77.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL7.77	$6.58 €5.85	+119.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL1.95	$1.38 €1.23	+83.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 GEL2.14	$1.08 €0.96	+30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.29	$1.50 €1.34	+69.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 GEL2.90	$1.94 €1.72	+72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 GEL1.01	$1.06 €0.94	+172.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.84	$0.91 €0.81	+182.3%
Average			+97.0%

Tbilisi vs. Milan - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.9% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Milan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 GEL14.11	$8.20 €7.30	+50.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 GEL40.23	$43.67 €38.87	+181.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	$36,317.50 €32,323.89	+46.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.38 GEL19.11	$25.75 €22.92	+249.0%
Average			+89.9%

Tbilisi vs. Milan - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Tbilisi	Milan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.57 GEL50.67	$29.52 €26.27	+50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	$1,710.14 €1,522.09	+151.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	$1,162.13 €1,034.33	+156.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.60 GEL175.09	$193.32 €172.06	+186.0%
Average			+152.0%

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pay 99.5% more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Milan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.95 GEL968.53	$847.27 €754.10	+126.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	$18,804.09 €16,736.32	+75.7%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Milan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 GEL7.04	$6.72 €5.98	+147.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 GEL9.13	$2.10 €1.87	-40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 GEL9.05	$7.28 €6.48	+108.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.38 GEL166.76	$83.93 €74.70	+30.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 GEL17.60	$12.32 €10.96	+81.2%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 12.7% more for clothing

	Tbilisi	Milan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.88 GEL269.06	$101.48 €90.32	-2.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.29 GEL104.34	$50.31 €44.78	+24.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 GEL302.52	$116.19 €103.41	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.27 GEL321.86	$165.48 €147.28	+33.2%
Average			+12.7%

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