Cost of living comparison

Tbilisi, Georgia

compared to

Mexico City vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 17.3% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 22.1% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 65.9% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 14.5% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 6.4% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 54.2% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 23.5% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Tbilisi, you would:

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pay 22.1% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.03 GEL30.17	$9.93 MX$188.24	-10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.04 GEL22.00	$7.45 MX$141.18	-7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 GEL2.42	$1.08 MX$20.46	+22.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 GEL1.15	$0.77 MX$14.65	+83.9%
Average			+22.1%

Tbilisi vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.9% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 GEL1.70	$2.45 MX$46.49	+293.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.05 GEL11.08	$4.87 MX$92.27	+20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.35 GEL20.11	$5.51 MX$104.42	-25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 GEL6.81	$2.18 MX$41.38	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 GEL7.87	$3.57 MX$67.70	+24.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 GEL1.77	$1.22 MX$23.16	+88.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 GEL2.12	$0.67 MX$12.69	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 GEL2.01	$0.80 MX$15.15	+8.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 GEL2.37	$0.83 MX$15.69	-4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.80	$0.85 MX$16.13	+190.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.89	$0.83 MX$15.69	+154.7%
Average			+65.9%

Tbilisi vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.5% less for transportation

	Tbilisi	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.59 GEL12.56	$4.64 MX$87.92	+1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.71 GEL40.22	$17.87 MX$338.84	+21.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,735.29 GEL70,386.03	$18,615.02 MX$352,957.49	-27.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 GEL20.11	$3.47 MX$65.89	-52.7%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 6.4% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.50 GEL50.58	$24.38 MX$462.25	+31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.59 GEL1,973.54	$893.52 MX$16,941.96	+23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$469.79 GEL1,284.89	$544.24 MX$10,319.19	+15.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.81 GEL152.63	$30.31 MX$574.73	-45.7%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 54.2% more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$238.97 GEL653.58	$381.33 MX$7,230.28	+59.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,659.47 GEL15,478.64	$8,426.99 MX$159,783.30	+48.9%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 GEL5.03	$2.73 MX$51.77	+48.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.27 GEL8.94	$3.01 MX$57.00	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 GEL8.04	$3.92 MX$74.36	+33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.85 GEL141.81	$53.69 MX$1,017.96	+3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.62 GEL18.10	$4.96 MX$94.12	-25.0%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 23.5% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.57 GEL209.41	$56.36 MX$1,068.55	-26.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.19 GEL131.79	$41.06 MX$778.52	-14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.92 GEL336.18	$91.99 MX$1,744.26	-25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.17 GEL347.82	$91.93 MX$1,743.06	-27.7%
Average			-23.5%

Tbilisi vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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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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