Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 70.3% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$11.74
GEL31.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$4.65
GEL12.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$7.85
GEL20.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$2.56
GEL6.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$3.18
GEL8.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$5.47
GEL14.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$15.66
GEL41.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$23,483.37
GEL62,818.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$20.37
GEL54.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$988.93
GEL2,645.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$643.97
GEL1,722.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$53.87
GEL144.11
|
|
pay 22.7% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
$233.05
GEL623.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
$5,254.52
GEL14,055.84
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$2.84
GEL7.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$3.09
GEL8.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$57.20
GEL153.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$6.65
GEL17.80
|
|
pay 91.4% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$97.31
GEL260.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$54.30
GEL145.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$127.35
GEL340.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$160.13
GEL428.35
|
|
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