Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 9.1% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.84
|
$10.86
GEL29.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
$8.24
GEL22.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
$0.89
GEL2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.64
|
$0.43
GEL1.17
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
$0.70
GEL1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
$4.01
GEL10.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB223.17
|
$7.91
GEL21.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
$2.52
GEL6.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.10
|
$3.03
GEL8.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.32
|
$0.61
GEL1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.77
|
$0.77
GEL2.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.22
|
$0.76
GEL2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.42
|
$0.32
GEL0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.77
|
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
$4.42
GEL12.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
$14.98
GEL40.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
$25,468.16
GEL69,655.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
$7.49
GEL20.49
|
|
pay 25.5% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
$19.04
GEL52.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
$754.68
GEL2,064.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
$502.72
GEL1,374.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
$53.92
GEL147.47
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
$241.74
GEL661.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
$5,601.22
GEL15,319.34
|
|
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
$1.87
GEL5.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
$3.19
GEL8.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
$3.00
GEL8.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
$51.67
GEL141.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
$7.49
GEL20.49
|
|
pay 33.4% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
$76.50
GEL209.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
$49.25
GEL134.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
$122.59
GEL335.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
$134.83
GEL368.76
|
|
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