Moscow vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$2509
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$654
😷 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 59% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 3277th and 5182nd ($1678 vs $1053) 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 0.7 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 2774th and 3429th 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
$11.9
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
12.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$2468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$1430
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$4.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$5632

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$769
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$679
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$726
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$631
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$743
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$872
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$751
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$756
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$906
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1104
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1084
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$490
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1205
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1027
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$730
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$574
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1096
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$732
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$631
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$576
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$794
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$652
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$845
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$649
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$572
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$676
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$850
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$569
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$990
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$575
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$988
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$595
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$819
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$374
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$448
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$636
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$429
375 km or 233 mi Van
$580
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$663