Melbourne vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$953
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$328
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$53.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	58
😀 Quality of life	100	67
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.12M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 116% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 1365th and 5394th ($2194 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Georgia, respectively. Check Australia vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 1st and 3528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tbilisi

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	Melbourne	Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$9.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$2054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$7.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$47.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$5278

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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