Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 91.4% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
GEL31.35
|
$7.57
¥1,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
GEL20.90
|
$5.30
¥811
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
GEL12.40
|
$7.12
¥1,090
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
GEL20.95
|
$5.46
¥835
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
GEL6.83
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GEL8.48
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
$3.33
¥509
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GEL2.11
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
$1.79
¥273
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
GEL14.60
|
$4.77
¥730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
GEL41.80
|
$75.67
¥11,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
GEL62,700.59
|
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
GEL20.90
|
$28.75
¥4,401
|
|
pay 62.0% more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
GEL54.39
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
GEL2,640.44
|
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
GEL1,719.39
|
$671.52
¥102,787
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
GEL143.84
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
GEL622.26
|
$616.16
¥94,312
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
GEL14,029.56
|
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
|
pay 63.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
$4.16
¥637
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
GEL7.59
|
$3.54
¥542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
GEL8.26
|
$4.54
¥695
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
GEL152.71
|
$72.81
¥11,144
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
GEL17.77
|
$13.62
¥2,085
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
GEL259.82
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
GEL144.98
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
GEL340.02
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
GEL427.55
|
$103.70
¥15,873
|
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