Male vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$818	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$928
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	58
😀 Quality of life	66	72
🏙️ Population	133K	1.12M

The cost of living in Male is 28% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 4439th and 5310th ($1320 vs $1035) 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 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 5057th and 3238th 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	$5.55	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$1162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	11.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$1356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$4265

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Marneuli	$736
23 km or 14 mi	Rustavi	$643
35 km or 22 mi	Gardabani	$691
68 km or 42 mi	Gori	$608
102 km or 63 mi	Vanadzor	$719
106 km or 66 mi	Spitak	$852
108 km or 67 mi	Khashuri	$718
131 km or 82 mi	Gyumri	$736
148 km or 92 mi	Vladikavkaz	$836
159 km or 99 mi	Abovyan	$1081
159 km or 99 mi	Ashtarak	$1059
170 km or 106 mi	Ganja	$484
170 km or 106 mi	Yerevan	$1181
184 km or 114 mi	Armavir	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Kutaisi	$668
189 km or 118 mi	Kars	$567
191 km or 118 mi	Masis	$1068
193 km or 120 mi	Grozny	$633
203 km or 126 mi	Shaki	$613
209 km or 130 mi	Igdir	$569
222 km or 138 mi	Nalchik	$706
228 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$627
230 km or 143 mi	Oguz	$630
236 km or 147 mi	Senaki	$823
241 km or 150 mi	Barda	$629
247 km or 153 mi	Dogubayazit	$567
261 km or 162 mi	Makhachkala	$633
265 km or 165 mi	Batumi	$836
266 km or 165 mi	Agri	$562
273 km or 170 mi	Goris	$968
294 km or 183 mi	Caldiran	$573
308 km or 191 mi	Kapan	$968
331 km or 206 mi	Khachmaz	$604
346 km or 215 mi	Sukhumi	$793
350 km or 217 mi	Khoy	$402
359 km or 223 mi	Erzurum	$457
368 km or 229 mi	Rize	$681
373 km or 232 mi	Marand	$488
375 km or 233 mi	Van	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Sirvan	$632