Cost of Living Comparison Between Penang and Tbilisi Cost of Living Comparison Between Penang and Tbilisi

🙂 Solo nomad: Penang is 12.1% cheaper than Tbilisi without rent, and 31% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Penang is 18.9% cheaper than Tbilisi without rent, and 24.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.97 MYR 12.54

$10.75 ₾29.26

-72.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.84 MYR 87.9

$43.26 ₾118

-51.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.34 MYR 18.32

$8.45 ₾22.99

-48.64%

Cappuccino

$2.84 MYR 11.97

$3.13 ₾8.5

-9.27%

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

$0.69 MYR 2.89

$0.76 ₾2.07

-9.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.52

$0.45 ₾1.23

-20.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.23 MYR 17.84

$2.14 ₾5.83

97.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.41 MYR 18.6

$2.95 ₾8.02

49.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 MYR 7.65

$1.89 ₾5.15

-3.70%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 MYR 4.18

$0.68 ₾1.86

45.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.04 MYR 8.62

$1.85 ₾5.03

10.27%

Eggs

$2.05 MYR 8.63

$2.55 ₾6.95

-19.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.11 MYR 72.2

$7.79 ₾21.19

119.64%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.23 MYR 22.05

$6.5 ₾17.69

-19.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.77 MYR 62.3

$9.64 ₾26.22

53.22%

Apples (1kg)

$2.91 MYR 12.25

$1.21 ₾3.28

140.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 MYR 6.18

$1.59 ₾4.33

-8.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.59 MYR 10.92

$1.78 ₾4.85

45.51%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.11 MYR 8.88

$2.32 ₾6.3

-9.05%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.98

$0.71 ₾1.94

66.20%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 5.1

$0.68 ₾1.85

77.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.91 MYR 3.82

$1.24 ₾3.37

-26.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 MYR 1.91

$0.71 ₾1.92

-36.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.2 MYR 17.73

$2.93 ₾7.97

43.34%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.1 MYR 59.5

$7.34 ₾19.96

92.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.71 MYR 11.44

$1.55 ₾4.21

74.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.47 MYR 14.65

$2.23 ₾6.08

55.61%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.49 MYR 2.05

$0.36 ₾0.98

36.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.98 MYR 75.8

$14.67 ₾39.91

22.56%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.72 MYR 3.04

$1.5 ₾4.07

-52.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.5 MYR 2.1

$0.72 ₾1.97

-30.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7 MYR 29.53

$7.09 ₾19.3

-1.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.96

$1.14 ₾3.09

-59.65%

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

$33.6K MYR 141.7K

$18.4K ₾50.1K

82.59%

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

$27.1K MYR 114.3K

$20.4K ₾55.6K

32.55%

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

$39.21 MYR 165

$74 ₾201

-47.03%

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

$10.33 MYR 43.55

$11.72 ₾31.89

-11.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.17 MYR 131

$17.76 ₾48.31

75.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.59 MYR 137

$61.7 ₾168

-47.18%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.59 MYR 23.59

$16.27 ₾44.26

-65.64%

Cinema Ticket

$5.01 MYR 21.15

$6.48 ₾17.62

-22.69%

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

$241 MYR 1,014

$267 ₾727

-9.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,174 MYR 26K

$5,107 ₾13.9K

20.88%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.3 MYR 233

$77.4 ₾211

-28.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.42 MYR 120

$43.57 ₾119

-34.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.2 MYR 258

$119 ₾325

-48.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.6 MYR 226

$112 ₾305

-52.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 MYR 1,637

$696 ₾1,895

-44.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$230 MYR 968

$468 ₾1,273

-50.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$640 MYR 2,700

$1,351 ₾3,675

-52.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$522 MYR 2,201

$779 ₾2,119

-32.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,431 MYR 10.3K

$2,244 ₾6,104

8.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,481 MYR 6,247

$1,354 ₾3,683

9.43%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,101 MYR 4,643

$606 ₾1,650

81.56%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

11.89

-65.01%

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

Last update for Penang: October 26, 2025

Last update for Tbilisi: October 27, 2025

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