Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 42.8% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
|
Wellington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.42
|
$10.86
GEL29.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.25
|
$8.24
GEL22.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.17
|
$0.89
GEL2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.63
|
$0.43
GEL1.17
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
|
Wellington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$0.70
GEL1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.60
|
$4.01
GEL10.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.30
|
$7.91
GEL21.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.71
|
$2.52
GEL6.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.83
|
$3.03
GEL8.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.41
|
$0.61
GEL1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
$0.77
GEL2.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
$0.76
GEL2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
$0.32
GEL0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.57
|
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
|
pay 47.7% less for transportation
|
Wellington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$11.07
|
$4.42
GEL12.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$194.46
|
$14.98
GEL40.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$50,326.39
|
$25,468.16
GEL69,655.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$28.22
|
$7.49
GEL20.49
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
|
Wellington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$96.22
|
$19.04
GEL52.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,543.27
|
$754.68
GEL2,064.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,300.89
|
$502.72
GEL1,374.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$225.85
|
$53.92
GEL147.47
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
|
Wellington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,303.14
|
$241.74
GEL661.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,631.73
|
$5,601.22
GEL15,319.34
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Wellington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.20
|
$1.87
GEL5.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.69
|
$3.19
GEL8.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.96
|
$3.00
GEL8.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$64.26
|
$51.67
GEL141.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.34
|
$7.49
GEL20.49
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Wellington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$134.28
|
$76.50
GEL209.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$89.04
|
$49.25
GEL134.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$209.19
|
$122.59
GEL335.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$216.48
|
$134.83
GEL368.76
|
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