Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 9.0% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR152.12
|
$11.03
GEL30.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR83.62
|
$8.04
GEL22.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.00
|
$0.88
GEL2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.50
|
$0.42
GEL1.18
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.18
|
$0.62
GEL1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR66.00
|
$4.05
GEL11.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR87.72
|
$7.35
GEL20.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR41.91
|
$2.49
GEL6.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR37.07
|
$2.88
GEL8.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.33
|
$0.65
GEL1.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.23
|
$0.78
GEL2.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR12.95
|
$0.74
GEL2.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.45
|
$0.87
GEL2.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.42
|
$0.29
GEL0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.41
|
$0.32
GEL0.91
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR90.25
|
$4.59
GEL12.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,166.27
|
$14.71
GEL41.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR340,754.40
|
$25,735.29
GEL72,316.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR156.69
|
$7.35
GEL20.66
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR698.69
|
$18.50
GEL51.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,433.72
|
$721.59
GEL2,027.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,771.40
|
$469.79
GEL1,320.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,536.04
|
$55.81
GEL156.82
|
|
pay 14.1% more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,868.26
|
$238.97
GEL671.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR85,710.16
|
$5,659.47
GEL15,903.10
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR42.59
|
$1.84
GEL5.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR35.63
|
$3.27
GEL9.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR52.74
|
$2.94
GEL8.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR610.82
|
$51.85
GEL145.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR139.45
|
$6.62
GEL18.60
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR876.43
|
$76.57
GEL215.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR618.63
|
$48.19
GEL135.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,647.99
|
$122.92
GEL345.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,755.26
|
$127.17
GEL357.35
|
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