Cost of living comparison

Tbilisi, Georgia

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 44.0% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 20.7% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 7.5% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 12.9% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.5% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 15.6% less in Bucharest

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation in Bucharest are more expensive than in Tbilisi. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.03 GEL30.17	$11.85 RON52.79	+7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.04 GEL22.00	$7.54 RON33.59	-6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 GEL2.42	$2.00 RON8.90	+125.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 GEL1.15	$2.20 RON9.82	+424.6%
Average			+137.9%

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pay 20.7% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 GEL1.70	$1.17 RON5.23	+88.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.05 GEL11.08	$4.52 RON20.15	+11.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.35 GEL20.11	$6.34 RON28.25	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 GEL6.81	$3.28 RON14.60	+31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 GEL7.87	$3.09 RON13.76	+7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 GEL1.77	$0.59 RON2.61	-9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 GEL2.12	$0.77 RON3.43	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 GEL2.01	$0.75 RON3.35	+2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 GEL2.37	$0.88 RON3.92	+1.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.80	$0.51 RON2.26	+73.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.89	$0.44 RON1.96	+35.6%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 7.5% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.59 GEL12.56	$6.09 RON27.14	+32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.71 GEL40.23	$17.24 RON76.78	+17.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,735.29 GEL70,398.72	$26,003.12 RON115,828.28	+1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 GEL20.11	$5.82 RON25.91	-20.9%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 12.9% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.50 GEL50.59	$9.35 RON41.67	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.59 GEL1,973.89	$601.94 RON2,681.27	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$469.79 GEL1,285.12	$397.23 RON1,769.42	-15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.81 GEL152.66	$130.07 RON579.37	+133.1%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$238.97 GEL653.70	$527.95 RON2,351.70	+120.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,659.47 GEL15,481.43	$10,631.65 RON47,357.62	+87.9%
Average			+104.4%

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pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 GEL5.03	$3.23 RON14.40	+75.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.27 GEL8.94	$3.17 RON14.11	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 GEL8.05	$5.98 RON26.63	+103.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.85 GEL141.83	$49.84 RON222.02	-3.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.62 GEL18.10	$8.62 RON38.39	+30.2%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.57 GEL209.45	$78.42 RON349.29	+2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.19 GEL131.81	$39.68 RON176.74	-17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.92 GEL336.24	$85.94 RON382.83	-30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.17 GEL347.88	$105.80 RON471.28	-16.8%
Average			-15.6%

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