Cost of living comparison

Georgia

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Chile

Santiago vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 0.8% cheaper than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 13.5% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 17.6% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 7.6% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 8.8% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 40.3% less in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.26 GEL29.17	$10.23 CLF0.2600	-9.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 GEL25.15	$8.70 CLF0.2200	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 GEL2.75	$1.71 CLF0.0400	+60.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 GEL1.58	$1.25 CLF0.0300	+104.2%
Average			+3.8%

Tbilisi vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 GEL2.00	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+134.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 GEL12.03	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.32 GEL21.55	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 GEL7.20	$4.18 CLF0.1000	+50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL7.77	$3.11 CLF0.0800	+3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL1.95	$0.90 CLF0.0200	+19.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 GEL2.14	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.29	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 GEL2.90	$0.78 CLF0.0200	-30.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 GEL1.01	$0.49 CLF0.0100	+26.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.84	$0.68 CLF0.0200	+109.4%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 17.6% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 GEL14.11	$5.77 CLF0.1400	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 GEL40.23	$40.93 CLF1.0200	+163.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.38 GEL19.11	$7.37 CLF0.1800	-0.2%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 7.6% less for housing

	Tbilisi	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.57 GEL50.67	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	$552.81 CLF13.8200	-18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	$376.90 CLF9.4200	-16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.60 GEL175.09	$113.86 CLF2.8500	+68.4%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 8.8% more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.95 GEL968.53	$432.52 CLF10.8100	+15.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	+2.4%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 GEL7.04	$4.09 CLF0.1000	+50.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 GEL9.13	$3.25 CLF0.0800	-7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 GEL9.05	$5.22 CLF0.1300	+49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.38 GEL166.76	$33.92 CLF0.8500	-47.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 GEL17.60	$7.52 CLF0.1900	+10.7%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 40.3% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.88 GEL269.06	$50.25 CLF1.2600	-51.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.29 GEL104.34	$28.71 CLF0.7200	-28.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 GEL302.52	$66.29 CLF1.6600	-43.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.27 GEL321.86	$80.84 CLF2.0200	-34.9%
Average			-40.3%

Tbilisi vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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