Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 5.2% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL992
|
$10.86
GEL29.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
$8.24
GEL22.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL149
|
$0.89
GEL2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.43
GEL1.18
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$0.70
GEL1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL561
|
$4.01
GEL11.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL696
|
$7.91
GEL21.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
$2.52
GEL6.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL333
|
$3.03
GEL8.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.61
GEL1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL102
|
$0.77
GEL2.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL75
|
$0.74
GEL2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.76
GEL2.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL716
|
$4.42
GEL12.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
$14.98
GEL41.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
$25,468.16
GEL70,037.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
|
pay 10.9% more for housing
Tirana
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
$19.04
GEL52.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
$754.68
GEL2,075.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
$502.72
GEL1,382.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
$53.92
GEL148.28
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
$241.74
GEL664.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
$5,601.22
GEL15,403.36
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL248
|
$1.87
GEL5.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL167
|
$3.19
GEL8.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
$3.00
GEL8.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
$51.67
GEL142.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL793
|
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
$76.50
GEL210.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
$49.25
GEL135.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
$122.59
GEL337.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
$134.83
GEL370.79
|
|
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