Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 15.6% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 14.7% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Tbilisi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$10.86
GEL29.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$8.24
GEL22.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$0.89
GEL2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.43
GEL1.18
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$0.70
GEL1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$4.01
GEL11.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$7.91
GEL21.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$2.52
GEL6.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$3.03
GEL8.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$0.61
GEL1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.77
GEL2.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$0.74
GEL2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.76
GEL2.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$4.42
GEL12.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$14.98
GEL41.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$25,468.16
GEL70,037.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$19.04
GEL52.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$754.68
GEL2,075.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$502.72
GEL1,382.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$53.92
GEL148.28
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$241.74
GEL664.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$5,601.22
GEL15,403.36
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$1.87
GEL5.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$3.19
GEL8.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$3.00
GEL8.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$51.67
GEL142.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
|
pay 61.5% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$76.50
GEL210.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$49.25
GEL135.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$122.59
GEL337.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$134.83
GEL370.79
|
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