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Saint John's vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 71.9% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 75.8% more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 59.6% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% more in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 37.8% less in Saint John's

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

Saint John's vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Tbilisi, you would:

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pay 75.8% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.11 GEL30.00	$13.88 EC$37.50	+24.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.52 GEL23.00	$11.10 EC$30.00	+30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GEL2.27	$2.07 EC$5.60	+146.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 GEL1.28	$0.96 EC$2.58	+101.8%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.97	$2.78 EC$7.50	+281.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 GEL10.96	$4.07 EC$11.00	+0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 GEL20.51	$8.40 EC$22.71	+10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.87	$5.37 EC$14.50	+110.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL8.10	$3.69 EC$9.98	+23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.64	$2.96 EC$8.00	+388.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.03	$1.11 EC$3.00	+47.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 GEL2.33	$3.70 EC$10.00	+329.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 GEL2.80	$3.70 EC$10.00	+256.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.88	$1.30 EC$3.50	+296.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 GEL0.77	$1.30 EC$3.50	+354.9%
Average			+190.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.30 GEL11.61	$6.29 EC$17.00	+46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.81 GEL40.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	+27.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 GEL20.00	$51.53 EC$139.27	+595.7%
Average			+223.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Tbilisi	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 GEL55.19	$77.58 EC$209.67	+279.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.32 GEL1,947.58	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$464.88 GEL1,255.18	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+45.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.67 GEL158.41	$99.04 EC$267.65	+68.8%
Average			+109.9%

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pay 59.6% less for childcare

	Tbilisi	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.07 GEL680.59	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,574.07 GEL12,350.00	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-59.6%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 GEL6.00	$1.85 EC$5.00	-16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 GEL8.15	$3.95 EC$10.67	+30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 GEL8.20	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.68 GEL171.94	$61.67 EC$166.67	-3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 GEL18.00	$6.20 EC$16.75	-7.0%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 37.8% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.80 GEL212.75	$50.00 EC$135.13	-36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.01 GEL118.81	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.26 GEL327.41	$74.00 EC$200.00	-39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.66 GEL304.19	??
Average			-37.8%

Tbilisi vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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