Cost of living comparison

Georgia

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South Africa

Sandton vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Sandton is 8.8% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% more in Sandton
Groceries: pay 16.8% more in Sandton
Transportation: pay 30.4% more in Sandton
Housing: pay 34.8% more in Sandton
Childcare: pay 0.8% more in Sandton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in Sandton
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in Sandton

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

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Sandton vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.1% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Sandton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.11 GEL29.17	$8.60 ZAR141.42	-22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.52 GEL22.36	$5.02 ZAR82.49	-41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GEL2.21	$1.08 ZAR17.69	+27.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 GEL1.24	$0.84 ZAR13.74	+76.4%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 16.8% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Sandton
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.91	$1.07 ZAR17.56	+46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 GEL10.66	$4.02 ZAR66.11	-1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 GEL19.94	$4.68 ZAR76.96	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.68	$2.46 ZAR40.50	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL7.88	$2.10 ZAR34.57	-30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.59	$0.76 ZAR12.45	+24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL1.97	$0.71 ZAR11.65	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 GEL2.26	$0.75 ZAR12.27	-13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 GEL2.73	$0.80 ZAR13.12	-23.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.86	$0.59 ZAR9.75	+81.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 GEL0.75	$0.70 ZAR11.56	+147.0%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 30.4% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Sandton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.30 GEL11.29	$4.97 ZAR81.74	+15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.81 GEL38.89	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL48,611.11	$22,935.00 ZAR377K	+23.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 GEL19.44	$11.24 ZAR184.78	+51.7%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 34.8% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Sandton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 GEL53.66	$41.62 ZAR684.28	+103.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.32 GEL1,893.48	$515.85 ZAR8,481.80	-28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$464.88 GEL1,220.31	$458.70 ZAR7,542.17	-1.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.67 GEL154.01	$97.15 ZAR1,597.34	+65.6%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 0.8% more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Sandton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.07 GEL661.68	$201.83 ZAR3,318.56	-19.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,574.07 GEL12,006.94	$5,558.87 ZAR91,401.73	+21.5%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Sandton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 GEL5.83	$2.29 ZAR37.71	+3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 GEL7.93	$2.21 ZAR36.39	-26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 GEL7.97	$2.87 ZAR47.14	-5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.68 GEL167.16	$43.96 ZAR722.79	-31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 GEL17.50	$7.45 ZAR122.56	+11.8%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Sandton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.80 GEL206.84	$53.84 ZAR885.30	-31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.01 GEL115.51	$41.31 ZAR679.22	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.26 GEL318.32	$92.70 ZAR1,524.15	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.66 GEL295.74	$86.01 ZAR1,414.16	-23.7%
Average			-21.3%

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