Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 40.2% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Tbilisi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$11.03
GEL30.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
$8.04
GEL22.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.09
|
$0.88
GEL2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$0.42
GEL1.18
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Tbilisi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
$0.62
GEL1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.72
|
$4.05
GEL11.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.53
|
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
$2.49
GEL6.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.02
|
$2.88
GEL8.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.65
GEL1.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.78
GEL2.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$0.74
GEL2.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.87
GEL2.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.29
GEL0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.32
GEL0.91
|
|
pay 49.3% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.09
|
$4.59
GEL12.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.38
|
$14.71
GEL41.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
$25,735.29
GEL72,251.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.67
|
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
|
pay 59.2% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
$18.50
GEL51.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
$721.59
GEL2,025.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£770.82
|
$469.79
GEL1,318.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
$55.81
GEL156.68
|
|
pay 74.6% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
$238.97
GEL670.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
$5,659.47
GEL15,888.95
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.04
|
$1.84
GEL5.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.02
|
$3.27
GEL9.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
$2.94
GEL8.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.97
|
$51.85
GEL145.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.76
|
$6.62
GEL18.58
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
$76.57
GEL214.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
$48.19
GEL135.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
$122.92
GEL345.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.84
|
$127.17
GEL357.04
|
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