Cost of living comparison

Bhutan

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Georgia

Tbilisi vs. Thimphu Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 2.8 times more expensive than Thimphu.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 45.2% more in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 77.2% more in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 12.5 times more in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.7% more in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Tbilisi

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

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Tbilisi vs. Thimphu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Thimphu	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 BTN245.10	$11.26 GEL29.17	+335.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 BTN465.69	$9.71 GEL25.15	+97.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 BTN47.39	$1.06 GEL2.75	+112.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 BTN17.16	$0.61 GEL1.58	+237.7%
Average			+199.8%

Thimphu vs. Tbilisi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.2% more for groceries

	Thimphu	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 BTN101.72	$0.77 GEL2.00	-28.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 BTN178.11	$4.64 GEL12.03	+147.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN287.62	$8.32 GEL21.55	+174.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 BTN178.43	$2.78 GEL7.20	+47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.79 BTN170.10	$3.00 GEL7.77	+67.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 BTN108.95	$0.75 GEL1.95	-34.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 BTN65.59	$0.83 GEL2.14	+19.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BTN68.93	$0.88 GEL2.29	+21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BTN31.68	$1.12 GEL2.90	+235.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN24.46	$0.39 GEL1.01	+50.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BTN29.46	$0.32 GEL0.84	+4.0%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 77.2% more for transportation

	Thimphu	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79 BTN264.17	$5.45 GEL14.11	+95.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.17 BTN490.20	$15.53 GEL40.23	+200.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,591.53 BTN2M	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	+49.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 BTN1,250.01	$7.38 GEL19.11	-44.0%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Thimphu	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.17 BTN2,292.09	$19.57 GEL50.67	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.00 BTN12,042.20	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	+435.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.02 BTN8,156.24	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	+426.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.81 BTN2,446.89	$67.60 GEL175.09	+162.0%
Average			+334.5%

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pay 12.5 times more for childcare

	Thimphu	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.98 BTN4,264.66	$373.95 GEL968.53	+731.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$568.68 BTN53,921.81	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	+1782.0%
Average			+1150.9%

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pay 61.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Thimphu	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 BTN245.10	$2.72 GEL7.04	+5.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 BTN120.92	$3.53 GEL9.13	+176.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BTN367.65	$3.50 GEL9.05	-9.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.53 BTN4,411.78	$64.38 GEL166.76	+38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.10 BTN294.12	$6.80 GEL17.60	+119.1%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Thimphu	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.97 BTN4,738.51	$103.88 GEL269.06	+107.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.99 BTN2,369.26	$40.29 GEL104.34	+61.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 BTN6,372.58	$116.80 GEL302.52	+73.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$13.96 BTN1,323.54	$124.27 GEL321.86	+790.3%
Average			+168.3%

Thimphu vs. Tbilisi - Cost of clothing

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