Cost of Living Comparison Between Tawau and Tbilisi Cost of Living Comparison Between Tawau and Tbilisi

🙂 Solo nomad: Tawau is 25% cheaper than Tbilisi without rent, and 30.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tawau is 15.8% cheaper than Tbilisi without rent, and 31.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.6 MYR 15.19

$10.75 ₾29.26

-66.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.17 MYR 80.9

$43.26 ₾118

-55.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.02 MYR 16.96

$8.45 ₾22.99

-52.43%

Cappuccino

$2.31 MYR 9.75

$3.13 ₾8.5

-26.20%

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

$0.74 MYR 3.11

$0.76 ₾2.07

-2.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 MYR 1.65

$0.45 ₾1.23

-13.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.41 MYR 10.16

$2.14 ₾5.83

12.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.36 MYR 14.17

$2.95 ₾8.02

13.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.56 MYR 6.56

$1.89 ₾5.15

-17.46%

White Bread (500g)

$1.3 MYR 5.49

$0.68 ₾1.86

91.18%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 MYR 7.3

$1.85 ₾5.03

-6.49%

Eggs

$2.05 MYR 8.63

$2.55 ₾6.95

-19.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.13 MYR 63.8

$7.79 ₾21.19

94.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.48 MYR 18.91

$6.5 ₾17.69

-31.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.58 MYR 40.4

$9.64 ₾26.22

-0.62%

Apples (1kg)

$2.86 MYR 12.06

$1.21 ₾3.28

136.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.48 MYR 6.22

$1.59 ₾4.33

-6.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.6 MYR 10.98

$1.78 ₾4.85

46.07%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.44 MYR 6.05

$2.32 ₾6.3

-37.93%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.96

$0.71 ₾1.94

66.20%

Onion (1kg)

$1.33 MYR 5.6

$0.68 ₾1.85

95.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 MYR 4.4

$1.24 ₾3.37

-16.13%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.33

$0.71 ₾1.92

-22.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.3 MYR 18.13

$2.93 ₾7.97

46.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.44 MYR 60.9

$7.34 ₾19.96

96.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.88 MYR 12.13

$1.55 ₾4.21

85.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 MYR 12.39

$2.23 ₾6.08

31.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MYR 2.85

$0.36 ₾0.98

88.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.97 MYR 50.5

$14.67 ₾39.91

-18.40%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.16 MYR 4.9

$1.5 ₾4.07

-22.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.98 MYR 4.15

$0.72 ₾1.97

36.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.77 MYR 24.33

$7.09 ₾19.3

-18.62%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.09

$1.14 ₾3.09

-57.02%

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

$35.7K MYR 150.5K

$18.4K ₾50.1K

94.00%

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

$31K MYR 130.6K

$20.4K ₾55.6K

51.47%

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

$43.49 MYR 183

$74 ₾201

-41.25%

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

$9.16 MYR 38.65

$11.72 ₾31.89

-21.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.84 MYR 122

$17.76 ₾48.31

62.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.56 MYR 158

$61.7 ₾168

-39.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.93 MYR 24.99

$16.27 ₾44.26

-63.55%

Cinema Ticket

$2.91 MYR 12.27

$6.48 ₾17.62

-55.09%

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

$191 MYR 804

$267 ₾727

-28.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,045 MYR 29.7K

$5,107 ₾13.9K

37.94%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 MYR 252

$77.4 ₾211

-22.67%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.2 MYR 115

$43.57 ₾119

-37.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.8 MYR 307

$119 ₾325

-38.98%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.5 MYR 213

$112 ₾305

-55.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$387 MYR 1,633

$696 ₾1,895

-44.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 MYR 1,123

$468 ₾1,273

-43.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$646 MYR 2,724

$1,351 ₾3,675

-52.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$478 MYR 2,015

$779 ₾2,119

-38.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,845 MYR 7,781

$2,244 ₾6,104

-17.77%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,106 MYR 4,664

$1,354 ₾3,683

-18.29%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$606 ₾1,650

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

11.89

-65.77%

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

Last update for Tawau: October 26, 2025

Last update for Tbilisi: October 27, 2025

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