Columbus vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2469
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$56
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
57
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
906K
1.12M

The cost of living in Columbus is 115% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 1248th and 5321st ($2252 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 1st in the United States and Georgia, respectively. Check the United States vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 242nd and 3638th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$9.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$758
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2049
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$3.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$5547

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$845
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$681
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$791
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$608
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$807
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$916
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$728
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$701
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$477
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1190
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1160
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$481
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1298
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1052
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$716
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$542
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1173
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$584
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$609
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$541
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$573
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$632
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$837
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$587
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$541
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$498
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$855
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$532
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$1050
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$538
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$1051
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$686
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$790
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$425
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$512
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$635
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$907
375 km or 233 mi Van
$552
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$639