Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 83.9% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 68.8% more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,040
|
$11.03
GEL30.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
$8.04
GEL22.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,414
|
$0.88
GEL2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
$0.42
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 40.4% more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,569
|
$0.62
GEL1.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,350
|
$4.05
GEL11.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,404
|
$7.35
GEL20.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
$2.49
GEL6.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,778
|
$2.88
GEL7.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,032
|
$0.65
GEL1.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
$0.78
GEL2.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,388
|
$0.74
GEL2.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
$0.87
GEL2.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,615
|
$0.29
GEL0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
|
pay 25.7% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,349
|
$4.59
GEL12.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.71
GEL40.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
$25,735.29
GEL70,514.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
$7.35
GEL20.15
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA244,075
|
$18.50
GEL50.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,654,381
|
$721.59
GEL1,977.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA250,542
|
$469.79
GEL1,287.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
$55.81
GEL152.91
|
|
pay 58.2% more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
$238.97
GEL654.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
$5,659.47
GEL15,506.94
|
|
pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,013
|
$1.84
GEL5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,214
|
$3.27
GEL8.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,040
|
$2.94
GEL8.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA187,998
|
$51.85
GEL142.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
$6.62
GEL18.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA91,972
|
$76.57
GEL209.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA116,141
|
$48.19
GEL132.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA421,115
|
$122.92
GEL336.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA367,640
|
$127.17
GEL348.45
|
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