Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 40.5% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 71.8% more for restaurants
|
Tbilisi
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.71
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.54
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.43
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.17
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
|
Tbilisi
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.93
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL10.96
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.64
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.90
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.29
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.67
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.11
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.08
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.88
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 56.8% more for transportation
|
Tbilisi
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL12.10
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL40.97
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL69,655.43
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.49
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
|
Tbilisi
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL52.08
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,064.05
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,374.93
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL147.47
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 86.2% more for childcare
|
Tbilisi
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL661.17
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL15,319.34
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tbilisi
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.12
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.74
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.19
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL141.30
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.49
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
|
Tbilisi
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL209.21
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL134.70
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL335.28
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL368.76
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
|
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