Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 73.6% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
|
Tbilisi
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.03
GEL30.22
|
$6.51
¥1,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
GEL22.04
|
$5.21
¥806
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.42
|
$1.12
¥173
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
GEL1.15
|
$0.75
¥115
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Tbilisi
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
GEL1.71
|
$1.63
¥253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
GEL11.10
|
$7.01
¥1,085
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.35
GEL20.15
|
$5.89
¥911
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
GEL6.82
|
$2.09
¥323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
GEL7.89
|
$3.26
¥505
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
GEL1.77
|
$2.38
¥368
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
GEL2.13
|
$1.06
¥165
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.02
|
$2.65
¥410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
GEL2.38
|
$2.42
¥374
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.80
|
$1.29
¥200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$1.26
¥195
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Tbilisi
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
GEL12.58
|
$4.42
¥684
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.71
GEL40.29
|
$58.62
¥9,073
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,735.29
GEL70,514.71
|
$21,767.76
¥3,368,996
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
GEL20.15
|
$27.88
¥4,315
|
|
pay 73.0% more for housing
|
Tbilisi
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.50
GEL50.68
|
$31.86
¥4,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$721.59
GEL1,977.15
|
$1,120.28
¥173,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.79
GEL1,287.24
|
$582.98
¥90,228
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.81
GEL152.91
|
$134.03
¥20,744
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Tbilisi
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.97
GEL654.78
|
$533.29
¥82,538
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,659.47
GEL15,506.94
|
$14,506.96
¥2,245,242
|
|
pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tbilisi
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GEL5.04
|
$3.26
¥504
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
GEL8.96
|
$3.40
¥527
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.06
|
$3.91
¥605
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.85
GEL142.07
|
$67.16
¥10,394
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
GEL18.13
|
$12.38
¥1,915
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Tbilisi
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
GEL209.79
|
$52.60
¥8,141
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.19
GEL132.03
|
$36.87
¥5,706
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.92
GEL336.79
|
$63.41
¥9,814
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.17
GEL348.45
|
$82.89
¥12,829
|
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