Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 39.7% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Washington, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$11.74
GEL31.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$7.83
GEL21.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.88
GEL2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.51
GEL1.36
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
Washington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$4.65
GEL12.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$7.85
GEL21.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$2.56
GEL6.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$3.18
GEL8.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.58
GEL1.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.82
GEL2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.77
GEL2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.40
GEL1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
Washington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$5.47
GEL14.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$15.66
GEL42.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$23,483.37
GEL63,052.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$7.83
GEL21.02
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
Washington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$20.37
GEL54.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$988.93
GEL2,655.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$643.97
GEL1,729.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$53.87
GEL144.65
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
Washington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$233.05
GEL625.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$5,254.52
GEL14,108.38
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.96
GEL5.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$2.84
GEL7.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$3.09
GEL8.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$57.20
GEL153.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$6.65
GEL17.86
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
Washington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$97.31
GEL261.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$54.30
GEL145.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$127.35
GEL341.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$160.13
GEL429.95
|
|
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