Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Tbilisi, Georgia

Tbilisi vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 8.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 80.7% more in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 8.2% more in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 11.2% more in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 72.0% less in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 31.6% more in Tbilisi

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, and transportation in Tbilisi are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tbilisi. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Tbilisi.

Tbilisi vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 80.7% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.06	$11.03 GEL30.17	+164.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.07	$8.04 GEL22.00	+44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.57	$0.88 GEL2.42	+78.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.23	$0.42 GEL1.15	+35.9%
Average			+80.7%

Beijing vs. Tbilisi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Beijing	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.33	$0.62 GEL1.70	-56.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.61	$4.05 GEL11.08	-44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.62	$7.35 GEL20.11	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.51	$2.49 GEL6.81	+43.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.02	$2.88 GEL7.87	+88.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.60	$0.65 GEL1.77	-29.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.12	$0.78 GEL2.12	+9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.39	$0.74 GEL2.01	-17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.20	$0.87 GEL2.37	+48.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.65	$0.29 GEL0.80	-20.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.39	$0.32 GEL0.89	-31.0%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 8.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.39	$4.59 GEL12.56	+5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥240.44	$14.71 GEL40.23	-56.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥150,275.51	$25,735.29 GEL70,398.72	+23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.06	$7.35 GEL20.11	+60.1%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 11.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.64	$18.50 GEL50.59	+39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,694.94	$721.59 GEL1,973.89	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,545.49	$469.79 GEL1,285.12	-4.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥302.68	$55.81 GEL152.66	+32.7%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 72.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,497.00	$238.97 GEL653.70	-68.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,969.12	$5,659.47 GEL15,481.43	-75.3%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.01	$1.84 GEL5.03	+65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.94	$3.27 GEL8.94	-9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.05	$2.94 GEL8.05	-15.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥471.27	$51.85 GEL141.83	-20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.11	$6.62 GEL18.10	-20.7%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 31.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥451.10	$76.57 GEL209.45	+22.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥249.74	$48.19 GEL131.81	+38.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥600.85	$122.92 GEL336.24	+47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥774.96	$127.17 GEL347.88	+18.1%
Average			+31.6%

Beijing vs. Tbilisi - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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