Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 30.4% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$11.03
GEL30.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$8.04
GEL22.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$0.88
GEL2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.42
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$0.62
GEL1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$4.05
GEL11.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$2.49
GEL6.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$2.88
GEL7.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$0.65
GEL1.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.78
GEL2.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.74
GEL2.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.87
GEL2.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.29
GEL0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$4.59
GEL12.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$14.71
GEL40.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$25,735.29
GEL70,386.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$18.50
GEL50.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$721.59
GEL1,973.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$469.79
GEL1,284.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$55.81
GEL152.63
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$238.97
GEL653.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$5,659.47
GEL15,478.64
|
|
pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$1.84
GEL5.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$3.27
GEL8.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$2.94
GEL8.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$51.85
GEL141.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$6.62
GEL18.10
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$76.57
GEL209.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$48.19
GEL131.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$122.92
GEL336.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$127.17
GEL347.82
|
|
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