Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 33.7% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 29.5% more for restaurants
|
Tbilisi
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.03
GEL30.97
|
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
GEL22.58
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.48
|
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
GEL1.18
|
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
|
pay 81.7% more for groceries
|
Tbilisi
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
GEL1.75
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
GEL11.37
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
GEL6.99
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
GEL8.08
|
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
GEL1.82
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
GEL2.18
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.07
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
GEL2.44
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.82
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.91
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 93.6% more for transportation
|
Tbilisi
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
GEL12.89
|
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.71
GEL41.29
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,735.29
GEL72,251.84
|
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
|
pay 57.4% more for housing
|
Tbilisi
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.50
GEL51.92
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$721.59
GEL2,025.85
|
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.79
GEL1,318.95
|
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.81
GEL156.68
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
|
Tbilisi
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.97
GEL670.91
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,659.47
GEL15,888.95
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tbilisi
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GEL5.16
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
GEL9.18
|
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.26
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.85
GEL145.57
|
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
GEL18.58
|
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Tbilisi
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
GEL214.96
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.19
GEL135.28
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.92
GEL345.09
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.17
GEL357.04
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
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