Cost of living comparison

Pretoria, South Africa

compared to

Tbilisi, Georgia

Tbilisi vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 9.0% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% more in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 1.2% less in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 17.0% less in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 2.3% more in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 14.1% more in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% more in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 39.4% more in Tbilisi

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and housing in Tbilisi are more expensive than in Pretoria. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Tbilisi.

Tbilisi vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Pretoria, you would:

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pay 10.2% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR155.83	$11.03 GEL30.61	+29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR85.65	$8.04 GEL22.32	+71.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR18.44	$0.88 GEL2.45	-12.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ZAR14.85	$0.42 GEL1.17	-48.3%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 1.2% less for groceries

	Pretoria	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR19.64	$0.62 GEL1.73	-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ZAR67.61	$4.05 GEL11.24	+9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 ZAR89.86	$7.35 GEL20.40	+49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 ZAR42.93	$2.49 GEL6.91	+6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 ZAR37.98	$2.88 GEL7.99	+38.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.63	$0.65 GEL1.80	-6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR12.52	$0.78 GEL2.16	+13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.27	$0.74 GEL2.04	+1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR13.78	$0.87 GEL2.41	+15.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.70	$0.29 GEL0.81	-54.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR10.66	$0.32 GEL0.90	-44.3%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 17.0% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR92.45	$4.59 GEL12.74	-9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.32 ZAR1,194.70	$14.71 GEL40.81	-77.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,084.78 ZAR349,060.57	$25,735.29 GEL71,415.44	+34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.78 ZAR160.51	$7.35 GEL20.40	-16.2%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 2.3% more for housing

	Pretoria	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.13 ZAR715.72	$18.50 GEL51.32	-52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$416.34 ZAR7,614.92	$721.59 GEL2,002.40	+73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.25 ZAR6,936.46	$469.79 GEL1,303.68	+23.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.03 ZAR1,573.48	$55.81 GEL154.86	-35.1%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 14.1% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.65 ZAR3,962.55	$238.97 GEL663.14	+10.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR87,799.42	$5,659.47 GEL15,705.02	+17.9%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 ZAR43.63	$1.84 GEL5.10	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR36.50	$3.27 GEL9.07	+63.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR54.02	$2.94 GEL8.16	-0.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.21 ZAR625.71	$51.85 GEL143.88	+51.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.81 ZAR142.84	$6.62 GEL18.36	-15.3%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 39.4% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR897.79	$76.57 GEL212.47	+56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR633.71	$48.19 GEL133.72	+39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 ZAR1,688.16	$122.92 GEL341.09	+33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,798.05	$127.17 GEL352.90	+29.4%
Average			+39.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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