Los Angeles vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$527
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$654
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	60
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.12M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 225% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 62nd and 5182nd ($3420 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 50th and 3429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Tbilisi

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	Los Angeles	Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	12.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1430
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$4.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$5632

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Marneuli	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Rustavi	$679
35 km or 22 mi	Gardabani	$726
68 km or 42 mi	Gori	$631
102 km or 63 mi	Vanadzor	$743
106 km or 66 mi	Spitak	$872
108 km or 67 mi	Khashuri	$751
131 km or 82 mi	Gyumri	$756
148 km or 92 mi	Vladikavkaz	$906
159 km or 99 mi	Abovyan	$1104
159 km or 99 mi	Ashtarak	$1084
170 km or 106 mi	Ganja	$490
170 km or 106 mi	Yerevan	$1205
184 km or 114 mi	Armavir	$1027
187 km or 116 mi	Kutaisi	$730
189 km or 118 mi	Kars	$574
191 km or 118 mi	Masis	$1096
193 km or 120 mi	Grozny	$732
203 km or 126 mi	Shaki	$631
209 km or 130 mi	Igdir	$576
222 km or 138 mi	Nalchik	$794
228 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$648
230 km or 143 mi	Oguz	$652
236 km or 147 mi	Senaki	$845
241 km or 150 mi	Barda	$649
247 km or 153 mi	Dogubayazit	$572
261 km or 162 mi	Makhachkala	$676
265 km or 165 mi	Batumi	$850
266 km or 165 mi	Agri	$569
273 km or 170 mi	Goris	$990
294 km or 183 mi	Caldiran	$575
308 km or 191 mi	Kapan	$988
331 km or 206 mi	Khachmaz	$595
346 km or 215 mi	Sukhumi	$819
350 km or 217 mi	Khoy	$374
359 km or 223 mi	Erzurum	$448
368 km or 229 mi	Rize	$636
373 km or 232 mi	Marand	$429
375 km or 233 mi	Van	$580
396 km or 246 mi	Sirvan	$663