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
GEL30.17
|
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
GEL22.00
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.42
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
GEL1.15
|
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
|
pay 81.7% more for groceries
|
Tbilisi
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
GEL1.70
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
GEL11.08
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
GEL6.81
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
GEL7.87
|
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
GEL1.77
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
GEL2.12
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.01
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
GEL2.37
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.80
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 93.6% more for transportation
|
Tbilisi
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
GEL12.56
|
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.71
GEL40.22
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,735.29
GEL70,386.03
|
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
|
pay 57.4% more for housing
|
Tbilisi
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.50
GEL50.58
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$721.59
GEL1,973.54
|
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.79
GEL1,284.89
|
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.81
GEL152.63
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
|
Tbilisi
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.97
GEL653.58
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,659.47
GEL15,478.64
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tbilisi
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GEL5.03
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
GEL8.94
|
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.04
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.85
GEL141.81
|
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
GEL18.10
|
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Tbilisi
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
GEL209.41
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.19
GEL131.79
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.92
GEL336.18
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.17
GEL347.82
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
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