Cost of living comparison

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Santiago vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 35.7% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 44.5% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 70.6% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 12.6% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 83.1% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 32.3% less in Santiago

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Santiago are more expensive than in Tbilisi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Santiago.

Santiago vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.8% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.11 GEL30.00	$10.50 CLF0.2500	-5.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.52 GEL23.00	$8.10 CLF0.1900	-4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GEL2.27	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+91.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 GEL1.28	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+145.7%
Average			+56.8%

Tbilisi vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.5% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.97	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+112.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 GEL10.96	$5.13 CLF0.1200	+26.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 GEL20.51	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.87	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+57.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL8.10	$3.00 CLF0.0700	-0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.64	$0.91 CLF0.0200	+49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.03	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 GEL2.33	$0.92 CLF0.0200	+6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 GEL2.80	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.88	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+141.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 GEL0.77	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+161.2%
Average			+44.5%

Tbilisi vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.6% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.30 GEL11.61	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+21.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.81 GEL40.00	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+183.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$19,201.90 CLF454.2600	+3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 GEL20.00	$12.86 CLF0.3000	+73.6%
Average			+70.6%

Tbilisi vs. Santiago - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.6% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 GEL55.19	$21.76 CLF0.5100	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.32 GEL1,947.58	$502.56 CLF11.8900	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$464.88 GEL1,255.18	$424.00 CLF10.0300	-8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.67 GEL158.41	$107.40 CLF2.5400	+83.1%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 83.1% more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.07 GEL680.59	$431.25 CLF10.2000	+71.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,574.07 GEL12,350.00	$8,923.79 CLF211.1100	+95.1%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 GEL6.00	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+41.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 GEL8.15	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 GEL8.20	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+83.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.68 GEL171.94	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-49.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 GEL18.00	$6.30 CLF0.1500	-5.5%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 32.3% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.80 GEL212.75	$53.82 CLF1.2700	-31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.01 GEL118.81	$30.77 CLF0.7300	-30.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.26 GEL327.41	$73.54 CLF1.7400	-39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.66 GEL304.19	$81.13 CLF1.9200	-28.0%
Average			-32.3%

Tbilisi vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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