Moscow vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$2469
🏠 One person rent
$612
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$56
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$555
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
57
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
13M
1.12M

The cost of living in Moscow is 3% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 5091st and 5321st ($1075 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Georgia, respectively. Check Russia vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 1280th and 3638th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$9.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$758
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$2049
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$1065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$6.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$8.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$3.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$5547

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$845
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$681
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$791
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$608
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$807
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$916
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$728
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$701
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$477
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1190
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1160
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$481
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1298
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1052
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$716
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$542
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1173
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$584
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$609
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$541
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$573
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$632
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$837
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$587
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$541
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$498
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$855
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$532
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$1050
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$538
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$1051
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$686
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$790
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$425
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$512
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$635
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$907
375 km or 233 mi Van
$552
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$639