Houston vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$953
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$328
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$53.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$546
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	58
😀 Quality of life	91	67
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.12M

The cost of living in Houston is 123% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 1229th and 5394th ($2265 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 97th and 3528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Tbilisi

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	Houston	Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$9.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$2054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$47.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$5278

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Marneuli	$813
23 km or 14 mi	Rustavi	$660
35 km or 22 mi	Gardabani	$767
68 km or 42 mi	Gori	$583
102 km or 63 mi	Vanadzor	$697
106 km or 66 mi	Spitak	$833
108 km or 67 mi	Khashuri	$692
131 km or 82 mi	Gyumri	$711
148 km or 92 mi	Vladikavkaz	$633
159 km or 99 mi	Abovyan	$1094
159 km or 99 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
170 km or 106 mi	Ganja	$481
170 km or 106 mi	Yerevan	$1199
184 km or 114 mi	Armavir	$990
187 km or 116 mi	Kutaisi	$658
189 km or 118 mi	Kars	$568
191 km or 118 mi	Masis	$1081
193 km or 120 mi	Grozny	$608
203 km or 126 mi	Shaki	$607
209 km or 130 mi	Igdir	$565
222 km or 138 mi	Nalchik	$583
228 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Oguz	$627
236 km or 147 mi	Senaki	$788
241 km or 150 mi	Barda	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Dogubayazit	$570
261 km or 162 mi	Makhachkala	$535
265 km or 165 mi	Batumi	$812
266 km or 165 mi	Agri	$553
273 km or 170 mi	Goris	$967
294 km or 183 mi	Caldiran	$574
308 km or 191 mi	Kapan	$961
331 km or 206 mi	Khachmaz	$676
346 km or 215 mi	Sukhumi	$760
350 km or 217 mi	Khoy	$419
359 km or 223 mi	Erzurum	$562
368 km or 229 mi	Rize	$661
373 km or 232 mi	Marand	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Van	$615
396 km or 246 mi	Sirvan	$634