Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

South Africa

Pretoria vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 2.8% cheaper than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 5.5% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 8.9% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 28.6% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Pretoria

Expenses including clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Pretoria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

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Pretoria vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.8% less for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.26 GEL29.17	$9.01 ZAR148.66	-20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 GEL25.15	$5.41 ZAR89.20	-44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 GEL2.75	$1.06 ZAR17.48	-0.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 GEL1.58	$0.85 ZAR14.04	+39.3%
Average			-23.8%

Tbilisi vs. Pretoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

	Tbilisi	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 GEL2.00	$1.10 ZAR18.21	+42.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 GEL12.03	$4.18 ZAR68.94	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.32 GEL21.55	$4.45 ZAR73.36	-46.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 GEL7.20	$2.47 ZAR40.74	-11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL7.77	$2.23 ZAR36.86	-25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL1.95	$0.79 ZAR13.10	+5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 GEL2.14	$0.74 ZAR12.22	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.29	$0.79 ZAR13.11	-10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 GEL2.90	$0.72 ZAR11.92	-35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 GEL1.01	$0.50 ZAR8.18	+27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.84	$0.54 ZAR8.93	+67.6%
Average			-5.5%

Tbilisi vs. Pretoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 GEL14.11	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 GEL40.23	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+1043.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.38 GEL19.11	$6.55 ZAR108.03	-11.2%
Average			+106.0%

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pay 8.9% less for housing

	Tbilisi	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.57 GEL50.67	$36.83 ZAR607.50	+88.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	-10.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.60 GEL175.09	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	+70.8%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 28.6% less for childcare

	Tbilisi	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.95 GEL968.53	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	-30.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	-26.9%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 GEL7.04	$2.55 ZAR42.12	-6.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 GEL9.13	$2.25 ZAR37.17	-36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 GEL9.05	$3.25 ZAR53.60	-7.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.38 GEL166.76	$31.49 ZAR519.46	-51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 GEL17.60	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+6.1%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.88 GEL269.06	$53.03 ZAR874.71	-49.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.29 GEL104.34	$32.00 ZAR527.89	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 GEL302.52	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.27 GEL321.86	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	-33.3%
Average			-32.1%

Tbilisi vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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