Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 2.1 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 94.3% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Tbilisi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH183.72
|
$11.74
GEL31.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH142.80
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.52
|
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.43
|
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
|
pay 79.9% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.41
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH127.02
|
$4.65
GEL12.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH124.70
|
$7.85
GEL20.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.65
|
$2.56
GEL6.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.63
|
$3.18
GEL8.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.89
|
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.51
|
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.77
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.57
|
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.65
|
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.95
|
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
|
pay 79.9% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH150.68
|
$5.47
GEL14.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH281.87
|
$15.66
GEL41.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH756,270.95
|
$23,483.37
GEL62,818.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH132.39
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH174.16
|
$20.37
GEL54.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,254.60
|
$988.93
GEL2,645.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,153.80
|
$643.97
GEL1,722.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,449.67
|
$53.87
GEL144.11
|
|
pay 31.5% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,237.34
|
$233.05
GEL623.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH153,109.26
|
$5,254.52
GEL14,055.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.58
|
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH38.09
|
$2.84
GEL7.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH76.96
|
$3.09
GEL8.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH744.26
|
$57.20
GEL153.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH117.66
|
$6.65
GEL17.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,594.71
|
$97.31
GEL260.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,204.65
|
$54.30
GEL145.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,563.04
|
$127.35
GEL340.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,904.26
|
$160.13
GEL428.35
|
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