Male vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Male	Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1304	$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3010	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$814	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$953
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$328
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$53.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1263	$546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	58
😀 Quality of life	62	67
🏙️ Population	133K	1.12M

The cost of living in Male is 28% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 4205th and 5394th ($1304 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and Georgia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Male compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 4917th and 3528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Tbilisi

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	Male	Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.5	$9.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1648	$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.6	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	11.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2651	$2054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2231	$1130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$7.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.79	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.83	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.9	$47.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3201	$5278

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360

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