Cost of living comparison

Tbilisi, Georgia

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 31.7% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 40.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 60.0% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 80.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 13.2% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 26.0% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.5% less for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.03 GEL30.17	$2.91 THB95.30	-73.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.04 GEL22.00	$5.83 THB190.60	-27.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 GEL2.42	$0.62 THB20.14	-30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 GEL1.15	$0.29 THB9.54	-30.6%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 60.0% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 GEL1.70	$1.52 THB49.80	+144.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.05 GEL11.08	$11.74 THB384.07	+189.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.35 GEL20.11	$7.32 THB239.43	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 GEL6.81	$2.27 THB74.34	-8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 GEL7.87	$1.31 THB43.01	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 GEL1.77	$1.47 THB48.14	+127.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 GEL2.12	$0.73 THB23.77	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 GEL2.01	$1.04 THB33.87	+40.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 GEL2.37	$0.80 THB26.32	-7.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.80	$0.71 THB23.31	+143.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.89	$0.62 THB20.36	+91.5%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 80.1% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.59 GEL12.56	$4.47 THB146.08	-2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.71 GEL40.23	$39.32 THB1,286.53	+167.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,735.29 GEL70,398.72	$55,345.18 THB1,810,671.72	+115.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 GEL20.11	$10.34 THB338.31	+40.6%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 13.2% less for housing

	Tbilisi	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.50 GEL50.59	$15.36 THB502.52	-17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.59 GEL1,973.89	$571.31 THB18,690.80	-20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$469.79 GEL1,285.12	$301.88 THB9,876.39	-35.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.81 GEL152.66	$67.33 THB2,202.79	+20.7%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$238.97 GEL653.70	$632.63 THB20,697.22	+164.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,659.47 GEL15,481.43	$13,191.37 THB431,568.47	+133.1%
Average			+148.9%

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 GEL5.03	$2.33 THB76.24	+26.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.27 GEL8.94	$2.58 THB84.53	-21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 GEL8.05	$4.20 THB137.47	+42.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.85 GEL141.83	$54.58 THB1,785.58	+5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.62 GEL18.10	$7.28 THB238.25	+10.0%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 26.0% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.57 GEL209.45	$55.27 THB1,808.16	-27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.19 GEL131.81	$34.84 THB1,139.79	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.92 GEL336.24	$97.10 THB3,176.59	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.17 GEL347.88	$92.12 THB3,013.82	-27.6%
Average			-26.0%

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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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