Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 44.0% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Tbilisi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.03
GEL30.97
|
$11.85
RON56.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
GEL22.58
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.48
|
$2.00
RON9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
GEL1.18
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
|
Tbilisi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
GEL1.75
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
GEL11.37
|
$4.52
RON21.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
$6.34
RON30.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
GEL6.99
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
GEL8.08
|
$3.09
RON14.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
GEL1.82
|
$0.59
RON2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
GEL2.18
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.07
|
$0.75
RON3.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
GEL2.44
|
$0.88
RON4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.82
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.91
|
$0.44
RON2.10
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
|
Tbilisi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
GEL12.89
|
$6.09
RON29.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.71
GEL41.29
|
$17.24
RON82.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,735.29
GEL72,251.84
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
$5.82
RON27.76
|
|
pay 12.9% more for housing
|
Tbilisi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.50
GEL51.92
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$721.59
GEL2,025.85
|
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.79
GEL1,318.95
|
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.81
GEL156.68
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Tbilisi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.97
GEL670.91
|
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,659.47
GEL15,888.95
|
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
|
pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tbilisi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GEL5.16
|
$3.23
RON15.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
GEL9.18
|
$3.17
RON15.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.26
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.85
GEL145.57
|
$49.84
RON237.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
GEL18.58
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
|
Tbilisi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
GEL214.96
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.19
GEL135.28
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.92
GEL345.09
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.17
GEL357.04
|
$105.80
RON504.83
|
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