Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 41.0% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 74.4% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 41.3% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 68.7% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 39.0% less in Tokyo

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

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Tokyo vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.7% less for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.26 GEL29.23	$7.59 ¥1,203	-32.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 GEL25.19	$5.06 ¥802	-47.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 GEL2.75	$1.64 ¥260	+54.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 GEL1.59	$0.89 ¥140	+45.0%
Average			-27.7%

Tbilisi vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.4% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 GEL2.00	$1.71 ¥271	+121.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 GEL12.05	$5.29 ¥839	+14.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.32 GEL21.60	$5.75 ¥912	-30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 GEL7.22	$2.26 ¥359	-18.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL7.78	$3.08 ¥488	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL1.96	$2.15 ¥341	+185.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 GEL2.14	$1.07 ¥170	+30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.30	$1.96 ¥310	+121.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 GEL2.91	$2.39 ¥379	+113.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 GEL1.01	$1.53 ¥242	+293.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.84	$1.46 ¥232	+352.1%
Average			+74.4%

Tbilisi vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.3% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 GEL14.14	$4.08 ¥647	-25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 GEL40.31	$63.27 ¥10,026	+307.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,788.83 GEL64,327.03	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.38 GEL19.15	$28.47 ¥4,512	+285.8%
Average			+41.3%

Tbilisi vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.7% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.57 GEL50.77	$30.33 ¥4,807	+55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.48 GEL1,763.25	$1,280.34 ¥203K	+88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$452.81 GEL1,175.04	$692.48 ¥110K	+52.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.60 GEL175.43	$113.45 ¥17,978	+67.8%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.95 GEL970.40	$1,341.43 ¥213K	+258.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,702.37 GEL27,772.64	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+70.5%
Average			+147.3%

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pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 GEL7.05	$3.80 ¥602	+39.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 GEL9.15	$3.56 ¥565	+1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 GEL9.07	$3.92 ¥622	+12.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.38 GEL167.08	$66.31 ¥10,508	+3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 GEL17.64	$12.65 ¥2,005	+86.2%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 39.0% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.88 GEL269.58	$55.50 ¥8,796	-46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.29 GEL104.54	$32.95 ¥5,222	-18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 GEL303.11	$65.04 ¥10,308	-44.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.27 GEL322.49	$70.74 ¥11,211	-43.1%
Average			-39.0%

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