Cost of Living Comparison Between Meru and Tbilisi Cost of Living Comparison Between Meru and Tbilisi

🙂 Solo nomad: Meru is 30% cheaper than Tbilisi without rent, and 60.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Meru is 26.8% cheaper than Tbilisi without rent, and 54.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.37 KES 694

$10.75 ₾29.26

-50.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.81 KES 5,016

$43.26 ₾118

-10.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.98 KES 902

$8.45 ₾22.99

-17.40%

Cappuccino

$2.38 KES 307

$3.13 ₾8.5

-23.96%

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

$0.72 KES 92.5

$0.76 ₾2.07

-5.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.5 KES 65.2

$0.45 ₾1.23

11.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.26 KES 292

$2.14 ₾5.83

5.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 KES 385

$2.95 ₾8.02

1.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.86 KES 112

$1.89 ₾5.15

-54.50%

White Bread (500g)

$0.38 KES 48.62

$0.68 ₾1.86

-44.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.1 KES 142

$1.85 ₾5.03

-40.54%

Eggs

$1.39 KES 179

$2.55 ₾6.95

-45.49%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.72 KES 1,514

$7.79 ₾21.19

50.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.77 KES 874

$6.5 ₾17.69

4.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.98 KES 643

$9.64 ₾26.22

-48.34%

Apples (1kg)

$3.12 KES 404

$1.21 ₾3.28

157.85%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.5

$1.59 ₾4.33

-52.83%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.81 KES 104

$1.78 ₾4.85

-54.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.75 KES 97.4

$2.32 ₾6.3

-67.67%

Potato (1kg)

$1.07 KES 138

$0.71 ₾1.94

50.70%

Onion (1kg)

$1.03 KES 133

$0.68 ₾1.85

51.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 KES 31.17

$1.24 ₾3.37

-80.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 KES 57.6

$0.71 ₾1.92

-36.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.13 KES 404

$2.93 ₾7.97

6.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.68 KES 1,510

$7.34 ₾19.96

59.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.23 KES 288

$1.55 ₾4.21

43.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.72 KES 352

$2.23 ₾6.08

21.97%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 ₾0.98

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.67 ₾39.91

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 KES 197

$1.5 ₾4.07

2.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.5 KES 194

$0.72 ₾1.97

108.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.92 KES 377

$7.09 ₾19.3

-58.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.03 KES 133

$1.14 ₾3.09

-9.65%

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

$21.9K KES 2.8M

$18.4K ₾50.1K

18.77%

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

$19.9K KES 2.6M

$20.4K ₾55.6K

-2.61%

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

$34.99 KES 4,522

$74 ₾201

-52.74%

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

$16.73 KES 2,162

$11.72 ₾31.89

42.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.14 KES 5,188

$17.76 ₾48.31

126.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ₾168

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.27 ₾44.26

Cinema Ticket

$6.33 KES 818

$6.48 ₾17.62

-2.31%

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

$204 KES 26.3K

$267 ₾727

-23.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,145 KES 1.1M

$5,107 ₾13.9K

59.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.26 KES 2,360

$77.4 ₾211

-76.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.34 KES 3,146

$43.57 ₾119

-44.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66.3 KES 8,573

$119 ₾325

-44.43%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.2 KES 7,266

$112 ₾305

-49.85%

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 %)

14.84

11.89

24.81%

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

Last update for Meru: October 28, 2025

Last update for Tbilisi: October 27, 2025

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