Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 13.9% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Lima, you would:
pay 46.0% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$10.86
GEL29.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$8.24
GEL22.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$0.89
GEL2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.43
GEL1.17
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$0.70
GEL1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$4.01
GEL10.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$7.91
GEL21.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$2.52
GEL6.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$3.03
GEL8.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.61
GEL1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.77
GEL2.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.76
GEL2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.32
GEL0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$4.42
GEL12.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$14.98
GEL40.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$25,468.16
GEL69,655.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$7.49
GEL20.49
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$19.04
GEL52.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$754.68
GEL2,064.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$502.72
GEL1,374.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$53.92
GEL147.47
|
|
pay 13.9% less for childcare
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$241.74
GEL661.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$5,601.22
GEL15,319.34
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$1.87
GEL5.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$3.19
GEL8.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$3.00
GEL8.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$51.67
GEL141.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$7.49
GEL20.49
|
|
pay 56.4% more for clothing
Lima
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$76.50
GEL209.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$49.25
GEL134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$122.59
GEL335.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$134.83
GEL368.76
|
|
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