Moscow vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$959
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$625
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
60
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.12M

The cost of living in Moscow is 54% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 3728th and 5462nd ($1585 vs $1028) 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 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 3206th and 3807th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Tbilisi

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Moscow Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$39.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$9.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$1136
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
11.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$2570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$3.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$4901

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$740
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$655
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$698
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$612
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$728
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$853
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$730
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$746
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$841
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1057
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1033
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$488
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1148
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$981
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$706
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$559
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1046
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$667
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$615
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$562
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$752
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$634
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$842
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$631
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$562
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$662
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$840
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$560
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$959
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$565
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$953
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$590
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$802
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$404
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$445
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$673
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$489
375 km or 233 mi Van
$568
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$643