Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 3.0 times more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.33
|
$37.84
£28.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.25
|
$8.83
£6.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.40
|
$2.84
£2.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.16
|
$2.29
£1.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.90
|
$2.03
£1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL10.82
|
$5.49
£4.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.36
|
$7.51
£5.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.81
|
$5.04
£3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.19
|
$5.39
£4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.65
|
$1.95
£1.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.08
|
$0.86
£0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.01
|
$1.80
£1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.05
|
$1.43
£1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.87
|
$1.09
£0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.96
|
$0.92
£0.70
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL11.94
|
$7.04
£5.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL40.45
|
$65.58
£49.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL68,764.04
|
$30,458.39
£23,156.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.22
|
$41.21
£31.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL51.41
|
$64.32
£48.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,037.64
|
$1,860.29
£1,414.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,357.34
|
$1,686.88
£1,282.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL145.59
|
$108.19
£82.26
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL652.71
|
$2,002.18
£1,522.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL15,123.30
|
$18,733.28
£14,242.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.06
|
$6.94
£5.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.62
|
$4.76
£3.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.09
|
$12.93
£9.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL139.50
|
$76.30
£58.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.22
|
$16.40
£12.47
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL206.54
|
$94.59
£71.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL132.98
|
$54.23
£41.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL330.99
|
$99.32
£75.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL364.04
|
$122.97
£93.49
|
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