Essen vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$682
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$625
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
60
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
587K
1.12M

The cost of living in Essen is 52% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 3860th and 5462nd ($1561 vs $1028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Georgia, respectively. Check Germany vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 17th and 3807th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$39.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$9.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1136
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
11.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$4901

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$740
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$655
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$698
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$612
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$728
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$853
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$730
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$746
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$841
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1057
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1033
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$488
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1148
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$981
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$706
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$559
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1046
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$667
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$615
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$562
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$752
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$634
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$842
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$631
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$562
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$662
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$840
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$560
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$959
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$565
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$953
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$590
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$802
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$404
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$445
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$673
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$489
375 km or 233 mi Van
$568
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$643