Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 4.0% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
$11.03
GEL30.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.10
|
$8.04
GEL22.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.57
|
$0.88
GEL2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$0.42
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.85
|
$0.62
GEL1.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.08
|
$4.05
GEL11.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.14
|
$7.35
GEL20.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.82
|
$2.49
GEL6.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
$2.88
GEL7.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.52
|
$0.65
GEL1.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.78
GEL2.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
$0.74
GEL2.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.90
|
$0.87
GEL2.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.10
|
$0.29
GEL0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.98
|
$4.59
GEL12.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
$14.71
GEL40.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.67
|
$25,735.29
GEL70,514.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.34
|
$7.35
GEL20.15
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
|
Maputo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
$18.50
GEL50.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,007.83
|
$721.59
GEL1,977.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,502.74
|
$469.79
GEL1,287.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,922.18
|
$55.81
GEL152.91
|
|
pay 4.8% less for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
$238.97
GEL654.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.02
|
$5,659.47
GEL15,506.94
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.01
|
$1.84
GEL5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.99
|
$3.27
GEL8.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
$2.94
GEL8.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.93
|
$51.85
GEL142.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
$6.62
GEL18.13
|
|
pay 52.9% more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.34
|
$76.57
GEL209.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.61
|
$48.19
GEL132.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,834.09
|
$122.92
GEL336.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.88
|
$127.17
GEL348.45
|
|
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