Cost of Living Comparison Between Busia and Tbilisi Cost of Living Comparison Between Busia and Tbilisi

🙂 Solo nomad: Busia is 89% cheaper than Tbilisi without rent, and 93.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Busia is 88.3% cheaper than Tbilisi without rent, and 92.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.75 ₾29.26

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.26 ₾118

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.45 ₾22.99

Cappuccino

$3.13 ₾8.5

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

$0.76 ₾2.07

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 ₾1.23

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.14 ₾5.83

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.95 ₾8.02

Milk (1 liter)

$0.34 UGX 1,222

$1.89 ₾5.15

-82.01%

White Bread (500g)

$1.37 UGX 4,928

$0.68 ₾1.86

101.47%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.85 ₾5.03

Eggs

$1.69 UGX 6,065

$2.55 ₾6.95

-33.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.79 ₾21.19

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.5 ₾17.69

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.27 UGX 15.3K

$9.64 ₾26.22

-55.71%

Apples (1kg)

$2.81 UGX 10.1K

$1.21 ₾3.28

132.23%

Banana (1kg)

$1.59 ₾4.33

Oranges (1kg)

$1.78 ₾4.85

Tomato (1kg)

$0.87 UGX 3,107

$2.32 ₾6.3

-62.50%

Potato (1kg)

$0.71 ₾1.94

Onion (1kg)

$1.68 UGX 6,030

$0.68 ₾1.85

147.06%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.24 ₾3.37

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.29 UGX 1,054

$0.71 ₾1.92

-59.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.27 UGX 4,552

$2.93 ₾7.97

-56.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.71 UGX 20.5K

$7.34 ₾19.96

-22.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 UGX 4,070

$1.55 ₾4.21

-26.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.4 UGX 5,034

$2.23 ₾6.08

-37.22%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 ₾0.98

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.67 ₾39.91

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.5 ₾4.07

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.72 ₾1.97

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.09 ₾19.3

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ₾3.09

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

$18.4K ₾50.1K

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

$20.4K ₾55.6K

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

$74 ₾201

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

$11.72 ₾31.89

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.76 ₾48.31

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ₾168

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.27 ₾44.26

Cinema Ticket

$6.48 ₾17.62

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

$267 ₾727

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,107 ₾13.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$77.4 ₾211

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.57 ₾119

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$119 ₾325

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$112 ₾305

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$696 ₾1,895

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$468 ₾1,273

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,351 ₾3,675

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$779 ₾2,119

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,244 ₾6,104

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,354 ₾3,683

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$606 ₾1,650

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.89

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

Last update for Busia: October 28, 2025

Last update for Tbilisi: October 27, 2025

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