Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 5.6% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB101.36
|
$11.03
GEL30.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$8.04
GEL22.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.43
|
$0.88
GEL2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.15
|
$0.42
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
$0.62
GEL1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB408.51
|
$4.05
GEL11.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB254.67
|
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
$2.49
GEL6.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.75
|
$2.88
GEL7.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB51.20
|
$0.65
GEL1.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.28
|
$0.78
GEL2.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB36.02
|
$0.74
GEL2.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB28.00
|
$0.87
GEL2.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.79
|
$0.29
GEL0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.66
|
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.38
|
$4.59
GEL12.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
$14.71
GEL40.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
$25,735.29
GEL70,386.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB359.84
|
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
|
pay 21.3% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
$18.50
GEL50.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
$721.59
GEL1,973.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
$469.79
GEL1,284.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
$55.81
GEL152.63
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
$238.97
GEL653.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
$5,659.47
GEL15,478.64
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB81.09
|
$1.84
GEL5.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.91
|
$3.27
GEL8.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
$2.94
GEL8.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
$51.85
GEL141.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$6.62
GEL18.10
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
$76.57
GEL209.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
$48.19
GEL131.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
$122.92
GEL336.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
$127.17
GEL347.82
|
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