Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 2.2 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 39.6% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$10.86
GEL29.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.24
GEL22.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.89
GEL2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.43
GEL1.17
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.70
GEL1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.01
GEL10.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.91
GEL21.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.52
GEL6.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.03
GEL8.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.61
GEL1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.77
GEL2.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.76
GEL2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.32
GEL0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.42
GEL12.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.98
GEL40.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,468.16
GEL69,655.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$7.49
GEL20.49
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$19.04
GEL52.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$754.68
GEL2,064.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$502.72
GEL1,374.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$53.92
GEL147.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$241.74
GEL661.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,601.22
GEL15,319.34
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.87
GEL5.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.19
GEL8.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.00
GEL8.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$51.67
GEL141.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.49
GEL20.49
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$76.50
GEL209.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$49.25
GEL134.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$122.59
GEL335.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$134.83
GEL368.76
|
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