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Praia vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 44.9% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 99.6% more in Praia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Praia
Transportation: pay 71.3% more in Praia
Housing: pay 59.5% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 35.3% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Praia

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Praia are more expensive than in Tbilisi. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Praia. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Praia.

Praia vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.6% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.11 GEL30.00	$5.29 CVE502.50	-52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.52 GEL23.00	$6.93 CVE658.38	-18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GEL2.27	$3.26 CVE310.29	+287.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 GEL1.28	$1.33 CVE126.87	+181.8%
Average			+99.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.97	$2.19 CVE207.77	+200.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 GEL10.96	$13.59 CVE1,292.06	+234.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 GEL20.51	$5.38 CVE511.23	-29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.87	$2.37 CVE225.37	-6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL8.10	??
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.64	$2.41 CVE229.41	+298.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.03	$1.45 CVE137.83	+92.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 GEL2.33	$1.76 CVE166.93	+103.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 GEL2.80	$2.80 CVE266.47	+169.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.88	$0.68 CVE64.32	+107.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 GEL0.77	$0.72 CVE68.92	+154.6%
Average			+132.5%

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pay 71.3% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.30 GEL11.61	$6.26 CVE594.72	+45.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.81 GEL40.00	$29.37 CVE2,791.68	+98.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	+64.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 GEL20.00	$13.16 CVE1,251.00	+77.6%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 59.5% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 GEL55.19	$54.34 CVE5,165.74	+165.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.32 GEL1,947.58	$479.44 CVE45,580.03	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$464.88 GEL1,255.18	$266.36 CVE25,322.24	-42.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.67 GEL158.41	$145.64 CVE13,845.31	+148.2%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 35.3% less for childcare

	Tbilisi	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.07 GEL680.59	$147.65 CVE14,037.25	-41.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,574.07 GEL12,350.00	$3,238.92 CVE307,918.40	-29.2%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 GEL6.00	$2.72 CVE258.29	+22.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 GEL8.15	$1.63 CVE155.11	-46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 GEL8.20	$4.79 CVE455.80	+57.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.68 GEL171.94	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-49.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 GEL18.00	$5.86 CVE557.09	-12.1%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.80 GEL212.75	$88.10 CVE8,375.05	+11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.01 GEL118.81	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.26 GEL327.41	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	-29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.66 GEL304.19	$127.85 CVE12,154.67	+13.5%
Average			-7.9%

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