Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 39.3% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Tbilisi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.05
|
$10.86
GEL29.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.29
€9.53
|
$8.24
GEL22.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
€2.43
|
$0.89
GEL2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.43
GEL1.17
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
$0.70
GEL1.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
€4.89
|
$4.01
GEL10.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.20
|
$7.91
GEL21.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
$2.52
GEL6.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$3.03
GEL8.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$0.61
GEL1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.77
GEL2.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.74
GEL2.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$0.76
GEL2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.32
GEL0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.35
GEL0.96
|
|
pay 31.3% less for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$4.42
GEL12.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.98
GEL40.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,450.20
€23,563.68
|
$25,468.16
GEL69,273.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.24
€27.07
|
$7.49
GEL20.37
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
|
Valletta
|
Tbilisi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
€35.72
|
$19.04
GEL51.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,095.02
€1,013.85
|
$754.68
GEL2,052.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$900.23
€833.50
|
$502.72
GEL1,367.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.57
€104.23
|
$53.92
GEL146.67
|
|
pay 54.7% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.12
€617.67
|
$241.74
GEL657.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,288.38
€9,525.74
|
$5,601.22
GEL15,235.32
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$1.87
GEL5.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
€2.49
|
$3.19
GEL8.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.51
|
$3.00
GEL8.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.22
€75.20
|
$51.67
GEL140.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.03
|
$7.49
GEL20.37
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$127.25
€117.82
|
$76.50
GEL208.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
€57.66
|
$49.25
GEL133.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$157.03
€145.39
|
$122.59
GEL333.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.35
€185.50
|
$134.83
GEL366.74
|
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