Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 11.9% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 22.2% more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
$11.03
GEL30.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
$8.04
GEL22.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
$0.88
GEL2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
$0.42
GEL1.18
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
$0.62
GEL1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
$4.05
GEL11.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
$2.49
GEL6.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
$2.88
GEL8.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
$0.65
GEL1.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
$0.78
GEL2.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
$0.74
GEL2.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
$0.87
GEL2.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
$0.29
GEL0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
$0.32
GEL0.91
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
$4.59
GEL12.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
$14.71
GEL41.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
$25,735.29
GEL72,251.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
$18.50
GEL51.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
$721.59
GEL2,025.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
$469.79
GEL1,318.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
$55.81
GEL156.68
|
|
pay 64.9% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
$238.97
GEL670.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
$5,659.47
GEL15,888.95
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Tbilisi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
$1.84
GEL5.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
$3.27
GEL9.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
$2.94
GEL8.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
$51.85
GEL145.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
$6.62
GEL18.58
|
|
pay 39.7% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
$76.57
GEL214.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
$48.19
GEL135.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
$122.92
GEL345.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
$127.17
GEL357.04
|
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