Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 64.7% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.87
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.66
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.44
|
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.18
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.94
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL11.02
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.75
|
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.94
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.34
|
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.68
|
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.12
|
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.05
|
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.09
|
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL12.16
|
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL41.20
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL70,037.45
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL52.37
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,075.37
|
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,382.47
|
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL148.28
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL664.79
|
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL15,403.36
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.15
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.78
|
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.24
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL142.08
|
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL210.36
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL135.44
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL337.11
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL370.79
|
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
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