Cost of living comparison
Rome is 64.7% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Rome instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 97.5% more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Rome
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
₾31.29
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
₾20.86
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
₾2.34
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₾1.35
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 68.9% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
₾1.80
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
₾12.38
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
₾20.91
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
₾6.82
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
₾8.47
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₾1.55
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
₾2.17
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₾2.05
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
₾2.11
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
₾1.07
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
₾0.98
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 74.9% more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
₾14.57
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
₾41.72
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
₾62,583.17
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
₾20.86
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 77.5% more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
₾54.28
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
₾2,635.50
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
₾1,716.17
|
$773.95
€725.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
₾143.57
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
|
pay 97.1% more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
₾621.09
|
$531.12
€498.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
₾14,003.29
|
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
|
pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
₾5.22
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
₾7.57
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
₾8.24
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
₾152.43
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
₾17.73
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
₾259.33
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
₾144.70
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
₾339.39
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
₾426.74
|
$123.90
€116.20
|
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