Cost of Living Comparison Between Balti and Tbilisi Cost of Living Comparison Between Balti and Tbilisi

🙂 Solo nomad: Balti is 27.2% cheaper than Tbilisi without rent, and 17.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Balti is 13.8% cheaper than Tbilisi without rent, and 41.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.03 MDL 135

$11.17 ₾30.07

-28.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.43 MDL 611

$43.07 ₾116

-15.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.74 MDL 130

$8.44 ₾22.73

-8.29%

Cappuccino

$1.65 MDL 27.64

$3.09 ₾8.31

-46.60%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.91 MDL 15.32

$0.76 ₾2.06

19.74%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 MDL 11.41

$0.46 ₾1.23

47.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.72 MDL 28.86

$2.15 ₾5.79

-20.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.21 MDL 37.02

$2.86 ₾7.71

-22.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.29 MDL 21.63

$1.96 ₾5.29

-34.18%

White Bread (500g)

$0.42 MDL 7.08

$0.72 ₾1.93

-41.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.52 MDL 25.54

$1.9 ₾5.11

-20.00%

Eggs

$1.57 MDL 26.31

$2.5 ₾6.74

-37.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.24 MDL 155

$7.45 ₾20.05

24.03%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.55 MDL 76.3

$6.16 ₾16.58

-26.14%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.83 MDL 148

$9.79 ₾26.35

-9.81%

Apples (1kg)

$0.88 MDL 14.85

$1.22 ₾3.28

-27.87%

Banana (1kg)

$1.82 MDL 30.6

$1.66 ₾4.46

9.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.53 MDL 25.71

$1.8 ₾4.84

-15.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.1 MDL 35.18

$2.23 ₾6

-5.83%

Potato (1kg)

$0.7 MDL 11.69

$0.67 ₾1.8

4.48%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 MDL 9.22

$0.64 ₾1.72

-14.06%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 MDL 21.9

$1.24 ₾3.33

5.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 MDL 14.83

$0.67 ₾1.79

31.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.24 MDL 54.4

$2.95 ₾7.95

9.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.75 MDL 79.8

$7.37 ₾19.84

-35.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.27 MDL 21.39

$1.52 ₾4.09

-16.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.91 MDL 32.01

$2.24 ₾6.03

-14.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.34 MDL 5.68

$0.35 ₾0.95

-2.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.53 ₾39.14

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.09 MDL 35.13

$1.43 ₾3.85

46.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 MDL 4.17

$0.74 ₾1.98

-66.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.35 MDL 89.8

$7.36 ₾19.83

-27.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.35 MDL 22.68

$1.15 ₾3.09

17.39%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32.6K MDL 546.6K

$18.4K ₾49.5K

77.29%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.6K MDL 529.9K

$20.3K ₾54.7K

55.44%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$169 MDL 2,843

$74 ₾199

129.04%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.8 MDL 80.6

$11.63 ₾31.33

-58.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.46 MDL 176

$17.83 ₾48.01

-41.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.62 MDL 698

$61.6 ₾166

-32.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.5 ₾44.42

Cinema Ticket

$4.65 MDL 78.1

$6.75 ₾18.19

-31.11%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$115 MDL 1,931

$260 ₾701

-55.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,434 MDL 91.2K

$5,210 ₾14K

4.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.5 MDL 1,116

$75.1 ₾202

-11.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$53.2 MDL 892

$43.72 ₾118

21.59%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 MDL 1,921

$117 ₾316

-2.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$123 MDL 2,063

$111 ₾300

10.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$412 MDL 6,908

$710 ₾1,912

-42.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$288 MDL 4,834

$456 ₾1,228

-36.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,331 ₾3,584

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$774 ₾2,085

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,479 MDL 24.8K

$2,309 ₾6,219

-35.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,034 MDL 17.4K

$1,370 ₾3,690

-24.51%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$398 MDL 6,677

$582 ₾1,566

-31.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.24

11.89

-22.29%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Balti: December 1, 2025

Last update for Tbilisi: November 30, 2025

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