Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 43.6% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
|
Wellington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
$11.03
GEL30.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
$8.04
GEL22.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
NZ$4.55
|
$0.88
GEL2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.81
|
$0.42
GEL1.18
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
|
Wellington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
NZ$3.47
|
$0.62
GEL1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
NZ$7.34
|
$4.05
GEL11.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
NZ$12.34
|
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
NZ$12.09
|
$2.49
GEL6.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
NZ$8.94
|
$2.88
GEL8.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NZ$2.47
|
$0.65
GEL1.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.93
|
$0.78
GEL2.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.61
|
$0.74
GEL2.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.62
|
$0.87
GEL2.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
NZ$1.79
|
$0.29
GEL0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
NZ$1.48
|
$0.32
GEL0.91
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
|
Wellington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.42
NZ$11.35
|
$4.59
GEL12.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$127.57
NZ$225.54
|
$14.71
GEL41.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,339.84
NZ$60,714.00
|
$25,735.29
GEL72,251.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.22
NZ$32.20
|
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
|
Wellington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.27
NZ$95.95
|
$18.50
GEL51.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,487.35
NZ$2,629.68
|
$721.59
GEL2,025.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,335.17
NZ$2,360.63
|
$469.79
GEL1,318.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.11
NZ$237.11
|
$55.81
GEL156.68
|
|
pay 63.9% less for childcare
|
Wellington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$871.44
NZ$1,540.73
|
$238.97
GEL670.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,649.75
NZ$22,365.19
|
$5,659.47
GEL15,888.95
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Wellington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.17
NZ$12.67
|
$1.84
GEL5.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
NZ$6.04
|
$3.27
GEL9.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.46
NZ$43.24
|
$2.94
GEL8.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.85
NZ$70.45
|
$51.85
GEL145.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.24
NZ$21.65
|
$6.62
GEL18.58
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
|
Wellington
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.78
NZ$133.98
|
$76.57
GEL214.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.09
NZ$97.41
|
$48.19
GEL135.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.44
NZ$211.18
|
$122.92
GEL345.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.60
NZ$229.13
|
$127.17
GEL357.04
|
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