Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Albania

Sarande vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 14.5% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% more in Sarande
Groceries: pay 24.1% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 61.7% more in Sarande
Housing: pay 3.6% more in Sarande
Childcare: pay 22.8% less in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% more in Sarande
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Sarande

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

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Sarande vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.1% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.26 GEL29.17	$9.77 ALL794	-13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 GEL25.15	$10.99 ALL893	+13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 GEL2.75	$2.38 ALL193	+124.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 GEL1.58	$1.15 ALL93	+87.4%
Average			+13.1%

Tbilisi vs. Sarande - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.1% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 GEL2.00	$1.18 ALL96	+52.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 GEL12.03	$6.45 ALL524	+39.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.32 GEL21.55	$8.47 ALL688	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 GEL7.20	$3.77 ALL306	+35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL7.77	$4.12 ALL335	+37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL1.95	$0.89 ALL72	+18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 GEL2.14	$1.12 ALL91	+35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.29	$0.92 ALL75	+4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 GEL2.90	$0.84 ALL68	-25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 GEL1.01	$0.47 ALL38	+20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.84	$0.58 ALL47	+78.8%
Average			+24.1%

Tbilisi vs. Sarande - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.7% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 GEL14.11	$8.32 ALL676	+52.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 GEL40.23	$22.39 ALL1,819	+44.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.38 GEL19.11	$32.98 ALL2,678	+346.9%
Average			+61.7%

Tbilisi vs. Sarande - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.6% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.57 GEL50.67	$19.91 ALL1,617	+1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	$848.28 ALL68,894	+24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	$380.02 ALL30,864	-16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.60 GEL175.09	$74.95 ALL6,088	+10.9%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 22.8% less for childcare

	Tbilisi	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.95 GEL968.53	$299.78 ALL24,347	-19.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	$7,964.27 ALL647K	-25.6%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 GEL7.04	$3.54 ALL288	+30.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 GEL9.13	$2.19 ALL178	-37.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 GEL9.05	$4.76 ALL387	+36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.38 GEL166.76	$88.90 ALL7,220	+38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 GEL17.60	$9.77 ALL794	+43.8%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.88 GEL269.06	$69.87 ALL5,675	-32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.29 GEL104.34	$47.44 ALL3,853	+17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 GEL302.52	$122.26 ALL9,930	+4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.27 GEL321.86	$115.33 ALL9,367	-7.2%
Average			-6.3%

Tbilisi vs. Sarande - Cost of clothing

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