Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 6.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
$11.03
GEL30.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
$8.04
GEL22.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
$0.88
GEL2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
$0.42
GEL1.18
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
$0.62
GEL1.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
$4.05
GEL11.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
$2.49
GEL6.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
$2.88
GEL8.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
$0.65
GEL1.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
$0.78
GEL2.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
$0.74
GEL2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
$0.87
GEL2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
$0.29
GEL0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
$0.32
GEL0.91
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
$4.59
GEL12.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
$14.71
GEL41.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
$25,735.29
GEL72,251.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
|
pay 15.8% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
$18.50
GEL51.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
$721.59
GEL2,025.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
$469.79
GEL1,318.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
$55.81
GEL156.68
|
|
pay 18.4% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
$238.97
GEL670.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
$5,659.47
GEL15,888.95
|
|
pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
$1.84
GEL5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
$3.27
GEL9.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
$2.94
GEL8.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
$51.85
GEL145.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
$6.62
GEL18.58
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
$76.57
GEL214.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
$48.19
GEL135.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
$122.92
GEL345.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
$127.17
GEL357.04
|
|
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