Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 70.3% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Tbilisi
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.03
GEL30.17
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
GEL22.00
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.42
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
GEL1.15
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Tbilisi
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
GEL1.70
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
GEL11.08
|
$5.64
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
$4.49
€4.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
GEL6.81
|
$2.68
€2.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
GEL7.87
|
$3.44
€3.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
GEL1.77
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
GEL2.12
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.01
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
GEL2.37
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.80
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
|
Tbilisi
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
GEL12.56
|
$6.92
€6.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.71
GEL40.22
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,735.29
GEL70,386.03
|
$29,580.66
€28,053.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
$10.07
€9.55
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Tbilisi
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.50
GEL50.58
|
$29.49
€27.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$721.59
GEL1,973.54
|
$743.73
€705.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.79
GEL1,284.89
|
$530.91
€503.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.81
GEL152.63
|
$240.91
€228.47
|
|
pay 73.5% more for childcare
|
Tbilisi
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.97
GEL653.58
|
$522.95
€495.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,659.47
GEL15,478.64
|
$7,258.22
€6,883.42
|
|
pay 74.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tbilisi
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GEL5.03
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
GEL8.94
|
$3.87
€3.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.04
|
$5.89
€5.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.85
GEL141.81
|
$52.89
€50.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
GEL18.10
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Tbilisi
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
GEL209.41
|
$92.77
€87.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.19
GEL131.79
|
$37.65
€35.70
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.92
GEL336.18
|
$90.51
€85.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.17
GEL347.82
|
$115.44
€109.48
|
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