Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 99.8% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
|
pay 5.7% more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Victoria or Tbilisi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.