Cost of living comparison

Rustavi, Georgia

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Rustavi Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 62.1% more expensive than Rustavi.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 54.0% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.3% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Rustavi. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Rustavi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Rustavi, you would:

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pay 35.5% less for restaurants

	Rustavi	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.03 GEL30.17	$2.91 THB94.33	-73.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.04 GEL22.00	$5.83 THB188.67	-27.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 GEL2.11	$0.62 THB19.94	-20.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 GEL1.01	$0.29 THB9.45	-20.6%
Average			-35.5%

Rustavi vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Rustavi	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 GEL1.70	$1.52 THB49.30	+144.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.05 GEL11.08	$11.74 THB380.18	+189.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 GEL17.76	$7.32 THB237.01	+12.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 GEL5.73	$2.27 THB73.58	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 GEL5.91	$1.31 THB42.57	-39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.91	$1.47 THB47.65	+341.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 GEL2.12	$0.73 THB23.52	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 GEL2.01	$1.04 THB33.52	+40.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 GEL1.14	$0.80 THB26.06	+93.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 GEL0.68	$0.71 THB23.07	+184.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 GEL0.59	$0.62 THB20.16	+187.1%
Average			+105.1%

Rustavi vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Rustavi	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.59 GEL12.56	$4.47 THB144.60	-2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.85 GEL29.66	$39.32 THB1,273.50	+262.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,735.29 GEL70,386.03	$55,345.18 THB1,792,330.33	+115.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 GEL12.07	$10.34 THB334.88	+134.4%
Average			+127.4%

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pay 54.0% more for housing

	Rustavi	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.03 GEL30.17	$15.36 THB497.43	+39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$257.35 GEL703.86	$571.31 THB18,501.47	+122.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$240.69 GEL658.28	$301.88 THB9,776.35	+25.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.01 GEL142.25	$67.33 THB2,180.48	+29.5%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Rustavi	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$238.97 GEL653.58	$632.63 THB20,487.57	+164.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,659.47 GEL15,478.64	$13,191.37 THB427,196.85	+133.1%
Average			+148.9%

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pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rustavi	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 GEL4.02	$2.33 THB75.47	+58.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 GEL5.53	$2.58 THB83.67	+27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 GEL8.04	$4.20 THB136.08	+42.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.06 GEL60.33	$54.58 THB1,767.49	+147.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.62 GEL18.10	$7.28 THB235.83	+10.0%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Rustavi	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.57 GEL209.41	$55.27 THB1,789.84	-27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.19 GEL131.79	$34.84 THB1,128.24	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.78 GEL286.57	$97.10 THB3,144.41	-7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.17 GEL347.82	$92.12 THB2,983.29	-27.6%
Average			-22.6%

Rustavi vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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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: June 2025

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